Ampeleia 2019

Ampeleia is the flagship wine of the winery of the same name, a Cabernet Franc in purity spirited by definition and complexity. A well-established reality in the world of artisanal wine that of Ampeleia, a significant example of how it is possible to maintain a consistent line of production despite an important number of bottles produced and hectares planted with vines. The vines are planted near the Grosseto metalliferous hills, and are cultivated with great sensitivity, excluding the use of chemical or synthetic substances, and with an eye to biodiversity, an essential element for respecting the balance of nature. The choice of vines planted, while it may appear unusual, has paid off expectations, as Alicante, Carignano and Cabernet Franc express themselves in an extraordinary way. The resulting liquids are warm and generous, but never lacking in finesse.

The red Ampeleia is a pure expression of Cabernet Franc, sourced from vines planted at about 550 meters above sea level. In the vineyard, the precepts of biodynamics are followed, so as to preserve the vitality of soil and plants and respect the natural balance of the system. In the cellar, we continue with spontaneous alcoholic fermentations in cement tanks, and aging that takes place for 6 months also in cement and 6 months in large barrels.

The Ampeleia wine presents itself in the glass with its intense and impenetrable ruby robe. The nose, rich and varied, tastes of blackberry, cassis, cut grass and dark spices. Constantly evolving, while keeping its innate elegance intact, it is always supple and iridescent. The sip is full and persuasive, enlivened by a refined saline texture and fine tannins. It has the rare gift of managing to combine seriousness and transversality. Authoritative.