Cortona Syrah DOC 2021 Magnum - Stefano Amerighi

Grapes harvested when fully ripe and healthy to express the varietal and the season, it is partly pressed with the feet according to tradition and partly kept whole (to make it ferment as if it were in carbonic maceration) and loaded by hand into a concrete tank. Spontaneous fermentation without selected yeasts and without temperature control and aging in concrete and wood.

This is the land of Syrah and here in Poggiobello di Farneta, Stefano Amerighi , after several trips to the Rhone to study the secrets of winemaking and clones, identified his "cru" in 2002. In the soil clay, gypsum and silt and a great wealth of microorganisms. They are 8 hectares lying on two hills facing south south west which will be planted with a density of 7000 vines / ha. Stefano Amerighi is a modern, sensitive, curious winemaker, but very attentive to details and demanding. It restores the techniques of the past (not just pressing with the feet), but marries a broader concept of viticulture, which looks to sustainability and balance. His work is all about having a living land. The principles of Steinerian Biodynamics accompany his gestures, marked by the phases of the moon and the planets. The vineyard is cared for with the aim of harvesting healthy and ripe grapes: no synthetic products on the plants but recourse to herbal teas and natural corroborants to fortify them against diseases. Biodynamic preparations and green manures for the soil and absence of selected yeasts or various additives and any interference in the cellar (absence of pumps to load the tanks and no temperature control during fermentation). Just as the peasant tradition once wanted. Because all you need is in the grape and on the grape skin (if the vineyard is alive and in balance).