2020 Collecapretta Lautizio

Since the 1100s, the Mattioli family has lived in the tiny settlement the Romans deemed Collecapretta or “Hill of the Goats”. For generations, the Mattiolis have cultivated the rugged hillsides of this Umbrian village located just outside of Spoleto. Today, the farm is barely eight hectares in total but boasts a dynamic mix of local olives trees, farro and other ancient grain plantings and about four hectare of indigenous old vines. 100% Ciliegiolo. This rests in glass-lined cement tanks for the whole winter and undergoes the first racking with the waning February moon, eventually bottled early April. Generous with driving acidity, balsamic, sour cherry, wild strawberry and violet. A bit wild.

Varietal: Ciliegiolo.

Region: Umbria, IT.

Viticulture: Organic/Biodynamic.