“Uvaggio” Rosso Piemonte DOC 2021

Proprietà Sperino | Piedmont
Soc. Agr. Vigneti de Marchi s.s. | Via Orolungo 38 | IT 13853 Lessona

05432221 · 0,75 l · 44,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Uvaggio is an old Piedmontese word for what has been practised in the vineyard for centuries: Growing different grape varieties together, harvesting together, pressing together. In Alto Piemonte, this was never an emergency solution, but a conviction – that Nebbiolo brings depth, Vespolina spice and minerality, Croatina colour and suppleness, and that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Proprietà Sperino has recovered this principle from the historical memory of the region. Paolo De Marchi – who redefined Chianti Classico in Tuscany with Isole & Olena – returned with his son Luca to the family's home in Piedmont, the castle of Lessona, in 1999. Here, in a vaulted cellar that is more than two hundred years old, they have since been producing wines that put Alto Piemonte back on the map of great Italian red wines. The grapes come from the vineyards in Lessona and the Madonna degli Angeli vineyard in Brusnengo, both on those unique marine Pliocene sands on igneous rock that give the wine its unmistakable minerality. Spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts in open wooden barrels, 23 days of maceration, regular pumping over. Twelve months sur lie, then 22 months in a mixture of barriques and large oval barrels.

Brilliant ruby red in the glass. The nose is floral, fine and complex – red flowers, sour cherry, raspberry, a hint of dried herbs, white pepper, cinnamon. Underneath, there is a vibrant minerality that seems to speak directly from the volcanic sand. On the palate, Uvaggio is simultaneously energetic and supple: the Nebbiolo acidity carries the wine, the tannin is velvety and firm, the fruit concentrated but never heavy. The finish is long, salty-mineral and complex. A wine that is already seductive today and will continue to grow significantly over the next few years. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2021 Uvaggio is a very nice, understated wine. Crushed flowers, mint, incense, herbs and pipe tobacco give this medium-bodied, nervy Lessona a good aromatic presence that carries through to the long, lively finish. In 2021, its balance is particularly attractive." Vinous