2024 UN PO 'Quando penso a te' Vermentino / Malvasia.

Quando penso a te
: when I think of you 

FARM
Grown by Alessandro in the Pisan Hills. Made at Atavica in the Maremma. Tuscany, Italy. 
Organic, hand-picked. 
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GRAPES
Vermentino & Malvasia.
Wild fermented. Zero additions. Zero sulphur.
Unfined. Unfiltered. 
12.5% Alc/vol.

FIELD
In 2022 I met Alessandro. He's a super dedicated organic grower who leases and nurtures three separate vineyards with his family in the Colli Pisani (Pisan Hills) region of Tuscany. I used his 2022 Trebbiano and Sangiovese for my first natural wine releases in Berlin and Denmark. In 2024, short on white grapes from the Atavica fields, I gave Alessandro a call to see if he could help us out. He had a little Vermentino to spare in one field and a little Malvasia to spare in another. We hired a van and hit the autostrada. The two varieties were harvested a few days apart. We fermented all in separate varietal batches in small open vats ranging from 500L to 1,500L. All batches were fermented on full skins, hand-plunged twice daily. The Vermentino was clean and bright, the Malvasia deep and floral. All batches were pressed into barrels ranging from 220L to 500L and matured for 8 months before being brought together (60% Vermentino / 40% Malvasia) for hand bottling.

TASTING
Some funk on the opening quickly breathes to reveal clean, white peach on the nose, alongside vivid honey-buttered toast. The honey carries to the palate with stewed apricots, nougat, fresh figs and pear. Lush and fresh.

DRINKING NOTE
The ultimate park wine. Enjoy ice cold, under a baking sun.

Label art by Una, Matt and Lentil's 3-year-old daughter.
Sketch made during the 2024 Italian harvest.