La Vecchia Posta

Piedmont | Colli Tortonesi | Avolasca

The vines of La Vecchia Posta sit high in the Colli Tortonesi amid the gentle foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. Here Roberto Semino cultivates 3.5 hectares of vineyard dedicated to native grapes of the Piedmont, where the Tortoniano soils are ideally matched. Roberto was among the first to farm organically in Italy starting in the 1980s. Spontaneous ferments, few to no added sulphites, allow for the pure expression of the high hills and their proximity to forest, mountain, and sea.

La Vecchia Posta 2021 "Rosso Ciliegio" (Ciliegiolo) Colli Tortonesi

From a historic vineyard in Tassare, planted in the 1960s by the Baiardi family and now cultivated orgaincally by Vecchia Posta.
Ciliegiolo is a red grape variety of central and northwestern Italy, something of an obscurity in past decades but now undergoing a renaissance. The grape's name comes from an Italian word for cherry, a fruit which Ciliegiolo wines resemble both in color and aroma. It is this character that has prompted the vine's renaissance.

Vintage: 2021
Variety: Ciliegiolo
Classification: DOC
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Appellation: Provincia di Alessandria
Farming Practice: Certified Organic by ICEA
Vineyard: Valletta
Soil: Clay
Elevage: 5 months stainless
Vinification: Stainless steel
Residual Sugar: < 0.5
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Wine Type:

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