Le Coste Bianchetto
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Vintage: 2019
Region: Gradoli, Lazio, Italy
Viticulture: Biodynamic
Grape varieties: Procanico, Malvasia, Moscato, and many other local varieties
From a young vineyard planted over tufo just across the Tuscan border in Pitigliano, this is a blend of Procanico, Malvasia, Moscato, and many other local varieties. It spent two weeks on skins, with both fermentation and six months of élevage taking place in cuvée. This is delicate and fragrant with orange zest and herbs. A refreshing bitterness to the tannins makes for incredibly compelling drinking.
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Gianmarco Antonuzzi and Clémentine Bouveron tend around 14 hectares of land, with vineyards amongst olive groves, chestnut trees, shrubs, and oaks. Sat around Lago di Bolsena near Gianmarco’s childhood town of Gradoli in Lazio’s north, the soils are volcanic, rich in iron and minerals.
Vines are planted at a density of up to 10,000 plants per hectare, from a mix of massale selections and ungrafted vines. Everything is done by hand, with careful attention to the needs of each plant and while biodynamic principles are employed, the approach here goes above and beyond.
Each year they produce a dizzying number of different wines which are vinified in an ancient cellar in the village’s center where nothing is added at any stage. To taste here is a real treat, Gianmarco is a master of élevage, and real patience in this respect results in some of the purest, most delicious wines we have tried. This is a fascinating project, where the passion and dedication of two people are single-handedly putting one of Italy’s lesser-known villages firmly on the map.
