It’s not us (who makes the wine), it’s them!

This post is also available in: Italian

I know that the phrase “the wine is made in the vineyards” is abused, but when you see those amazing old vines you realise that it must be true. In these pics you can see some of the best vineyards we use for our wines. There is a Ciliegiolo vineyard that is 45/50-years-old of age, with which we make the single vineyard Vallerana Alta (a wine that is just been awarded with the “Eccellenza” from Guida dei Vini dell’Espresso 2012), and, equally interesting, the old Morellino vineyard, 50 YO, that contains Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo, Grenache (the latter is also locally called Alicante). That’s the way they were made in the past, sometimes the different vines were interspersed within all the rows, sometime, such in this case, in separate rows. The old Grenache vines are beautifully twisted and gnarly, they are like living sculpures. And the wine that they mak is just fantastic. We use it in the blend of the Morellino di Scansano Riserva Capatosta (also awarded with the “Eccellenza”), which is Sangiovese 85%, Ciliegiolo 10%, Alicante 5% (that’s the way Morellino should be made in my book).

The other old white grape varieties that you see below, such as “francesino” (the little French grape), and “malvasia“, are going to be vinified separetly for the first time, this year.

La Grenache (o Alicante)

 PS: you can use the images for non commercial uses, but please do aknowledge the source by inserting the url http://poggioargentiera.com