violet and spice

expressive and terroir-driven Aglianico

Old vines provide the dark cherry

a handful are creating these dry treasures

dark cherries with easy going layers of menthol

Fabbrica Pienza Newton Rosso Toscano, 2020 Württemberg violet and spiceDried figs, vanilla cream, allspice, blackberries, wild cranberry & raspberry, caramel, butterscotch, dried red flowers, violets, hints of spearmint, pine. Palate is dried berry driven, concentrated yet lifted. 100% Sangiovese, foot crushed, wild yeast fermentation, whole cluster, long maceration in concrete tanks, then aged in concrete. Concrete is the special ingredient, with its somewhat porous nature allowing breathing of the wine without