Field Blend, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy

A person in an oversized black top hat and white gloves lifts a hand and seven pigeons emerge from their sleeve – Ta-Da! Do you applaud or call PETA? Fabrizio Iuli farms in the historic winemaking region of Monferrato, in the tiny village of Montaldo di Cerrina where he is the one and only winemaker & his plentiful 35 acres are flanked by the Alps! The vines were planted in the 1930s, have never seen any chemicals & grow on calcareous-clay soils that supply mineral depth to each & every wine. Fabrizio’s vines also grow alongside hazelnut trees, olive groves and wild forest (plentiful with truffles!), unlike the monoculture so common to other vineyards in Monferrato and Northern Italy in general. An organic blend of nearly-extinct Baratuciat (white), gently-tannic Grignolino, supple Pinot Noir and Slarina aka, the red counter part to Baratuciat – all of which are harvested in different percentages every vintage. Everything is left on skins and co-fermented for 10 days in cement. Dynamic fragrance with vegetal puffs, spices, fresh red fruits & that je ne sais quoi we are always in search of. Drink alongside Pasta Forever nights in & watching Taskmaster, trust us.