Denavolo "Dinavolino" Magnum Vino Bianco 2022 [1.5L]

Denavolo "Dinavolino" Magnum Vino Bianco 2022 [1.5L]With grapes from the lower slope of a plot in Emilia Romagna, winemaker Giulio Armani crafts this snappy and characterful white with an eye towards minimal cellar intervention and maximum expressiveness of the region's traditional varieties. Giulio's day job is as the winemaker at La Stoppa, and Denavolo is his personal project. 'Dinavolino' is an unfiltered blend of Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Marsanne, Ortugo and a yet unidentified indigenous

lower acid wine that is nevertheless fresh and easy to love

bringing to mind a sort of 'mountain Muscadet

Fermented in concrete vats and aged in old barrels

Peio Espil of Domaine Ilarria was a pioneer of natural farming in French Basque country

but eventually decided she needed a change

This is one of the more interesting and complex Love Whites yet

Merlot’s edgy blue fruit is on display here with tomato leaf and a sweet

Best with a slight chill

obstinate identity

There is some lees aging which adds nice depth

Bencze's wines are some of the most thrilling I've come across recently

biodynamic