“Vigna dell’Impero 1935” Trebbiano Toscana IGT 2022 (BIO)

Tenuta Sette Ponti | Tuscany
Tenuta Sette Ponti s.a. s.r.l. | Via Sette Ponti 71 | IT 52029 Castiglion Fibocchi

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In 1935, Fascist Italy proclaimed the Empire – and Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of Aosta and Viceroy of Ethiopia, had a vineyard planted on the estate belonging to his family near Arezzo. Three hectares, terraced by hand, in the heart of the estate, at an altitude of 278 metres, facing south-east, on rock rich in galestro. He named the wine Vigna dell'Impero. The vineyard still exists today. Ninety years of vines on the same stones. The historic mixed planting – Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Malvasia, Canaiolo and Colorino, as has been the custom in the Chianti region for centuries – survived the wars, structural change and the drive towards monoculture. Today, the Trebbiano from this plot forms the basis of a wine that Antonio Moretti Cuseri only bottles in the very best vintages. Three thousand kilograms per hectare – almost a bountiful yield for ninety-year-old vines on galestro soil – resulting in a concentration that few Tuscan white wines can match.

The winemaking process is a dialogue between two materials: 70% of the wine matures in Cocciopesto amphorae – a material fired from ancient pottery shards and lime, which the Romans used for water pipes and plaster; it is slightly porous, permeable to oxygen and devoid of any woody aromas. The remaining 30% spends a year in small new French barriques. Each component develops separately before being blended and bottled after around twelve months. It is then left to rest for a further twelve months.

The result embodies the interplay between two worlds: the freshness and minerality of clay, and the body and elegance of wood, united in a Trebbiano that redefines the grape variety. A deep, luminous golden yellow. On the nose, white flowers, broom, vanilla, a hint of coffee, followed by white-fleshed fruits and citrus zest. On the palate, it is direct and elegant, with an unmistakable interplay between freshness and fullness; the final is long and balanced. A vineyard that embodies Italy's history – and a wine that deserves its place in the present. SUPERIORE.DE