garrigue and dark red fruits with a leafy presence in the nose

160 cases were made

600-liter demi-muids for 18 months

the 2018 J

More interesting are the tension- filled and tautly muscular

Passopisciaro, Contrada Porcaria other_regions_australia garrigue and dark red fruitsThe 2012 Contrada P is my favorite wine among Andrea Franchetti's batch of new single vineyard releases. This is a spectacular expression of Nerello Mascalese (aged in large oak casks for 18 months) that speaks in a loud, clear and beautifully melodious voice. Contrada Porcaria sees 80 year old vines planted at 600 to 700 meters above sea level. The soils consist of thin layers of lava deposit and sandy ash. The mineral definition here is excellent