Roccafiore. l'Altrobianco Vintage:HIDE2024

Roccafiore. l'Altrobianco Vintage:HIDE2024Umbria Trebbiano IGT Grape: Trebbiano Spoletino Almond, mango chutney, honeyed floral fruit on the nose. Broad and rich on the palate with fresh, flinty, citrus fruit, fattened with banana and mango with a thyme and mineral core. 13% The grapes are hand picked at the end of September, gently destemmed, pressed and allowed to soak for a day, before being decanted into 320 litre amphoras to ferment (wild yeasts used) and aged for 12 months. The wine is

Agostino’s is a very straight wine

Perfect for a G&T in the sun

very occasionally a foreigner may be introduced if it really is too astonishing to avoid

when in 2023 rain caused no end of problems

Grape: Merlot del Peduncolo Rosso

now Godimondo always refers to the latter

The most famous (and usually the best) Teroldego is grown on the Rotaliano plain where it is protected by DOC status

The grapes are harvested by hand at first light

The soils are mainly marls over limestone

Whilst enjoyable

then bottled and held for at least six months in Roccafiore’s cellar before being released

The vines are 40 years old