although “Piante a Lapio” is marked notably less by veil-derived elements than a Jura Savagnin
coconut and delicate vanilla
All farmed biodynamically
Nosiola and Verdealbara (roughly 1/3’s)
He has since converted all his vines to organic and is in the process of planting new parcels to Chardonnay
2022 Vino di Anna '‘Jeudi 15’ Rosso, Sicily, Italy Ioppa although “Piante a Lapio” isOrganic. 100% Nerello Mascalese, sourced from several 80 90 year old bush vine vineyards located in the Mt. Etna contrade of MonteLaguardia and Allegracore. Between 700 to 800msl, these vineyards are on the northern slopes of Mt. Etna, between the village of Passopisciaro and Randazzo. The vineyards are predominantly Nerello Mascalese, co planted with small percentages of Nerello Cappuccio, Alicante, and Grecanico, as is the tradition of the area. The