Winter Wonders

Wine Name: ViV
Variety: Arneis, Nebbiolo
Vine Age: 15-60 years
Elevation: 250-270m
Soil Type: Calcareous Clay
Yield: 6t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: Bottle
Alcohol: 11.5%
Farming: Organic with Biodynamic Principles

Description: Following one of the most ancient traditions in winemaking ViV (or ‘life’) is a sparkling wine made in the ancestral method where, after spontaneous primary fermentation, secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle creating the CO2 which gives ViV its lovely perlage. It is unclarified, unfiltered and without added sulfites. Viv is intense and a bit wild. Plenty of rose, acacia flowers, almond, apple, resin and undergrowth. Lively and balanced with a lovely vein of acidity providing freshness and persistence.

Wine: Moscato d'Asti
Appellation: Moscato d'Asti DOCG
Variety: Moscato Bianco
Vintage: 2019
Vine Age: 20 yrs
Elevation: 499m
Soil: Chalky Sand on Sandstone Layers
Yield: 10t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: 5 months
Alcohol: 5.5%
Farming: Sustainable

Description:
Here in the Piedmont hills where an extremely long growing season leads to wines with beautiful ripeness and exciting acidity Moscato truly shines. This is not the Moscato of the lower hills and valleys, this is Moscato from its rightful, high altitude, cool climate home. Fragrant fruit flavors, razor sharp acidity and silky perlage make this wine a truly enjoyable drinking experience.

Wine Name: Blumenthal
Appellation: Weinviertel
Variety: Grüner Veltliner
Vine Age: 8-20 years
Elevation: 220-250m
Soil Type: Loess, Sandstone
Yield: 5.5t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: Steel
Alcohol: 12.8%
Farming: Organic

Description: From just outside the lovely village of Blumenthal, the estate’s most powerful Grüner possesses typical varietal snap along with exotic notes and fantastic mouthfeel.

Wine Name: von den Terrassen
Appellation: Kremstal DAC
Variety: Riesling
Vine Age: 7-48 years
Elevation: 200-330m
Soil Type: Loess, Conglomerate
Yield: 6t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: Steel
Alcohol: 12.5%
Farming: Biodynamic

Description: A lovely dry Riesling in the Austrian style. Greenish, yellow hue with fine stone fruit aromas. On the palate precise, persistent and mineral, vivid and fresh.

Wine Name: Ried Gebling
Appellation: Kremstal DAC Reserve
Variety: Grüner Veltliner
Vine Age: 7-48 years
Elevation: 200-330m
Soil Type: Loess, Large Conglomerate Rock Sub Soil
Yield: 6t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: Steel
Alcohol: 13%
Farming: Biodynamic

Description: Ried (or ‘vineyard’) Gebling is a single vineyard Grüner at once elegant with aromas of herbs and crisp apple and intense with tropical nuances and a dense, complex, mineral finish due to both the depth of fruit from this unique site and the longer maturation period of DAC Reserve wines.

Wine Name: Coclicò
Variety: Arneis
Vine Age: 30 years
Elevation: 240m
Soil Type: Calcareous Clay
Yield: 5t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: 12 months
Alcohol: 14%
Farming: Organic with Biodynamic Principles

Description: Coclicò, or ‘orange poppy’ in the local dialect is a skin contact white wine that evokes the hue of its namesake flower. After spontaneous fermentation and 12 days on the skins this wine is aged in traditional vessels for 9 months and then spends another 3 months in bottle. It opens with a complex and harmonious nose redolent of citrus, dried fruits and fennel along with poppy and acacia flowers. Intense and elegant with distinct minerality and lovely weight. Bottled unfiltered.

Wine: Grela
Appellation: Langhe
Variety: Freisa
Vintage: 2019
Vine Age: 20 yrs
Elevation: 499m
Soil: Chalky Sand on Sandstone Layers
Yield: 9t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: 9 months
Alcohol: 12.5%
Farming: Sustainable

Description:
This lovely, bone dry rosé is an incredible discovery. The result of a decision to pick a specific vineyard site before an oncoming hail (‘grela’ in local Piemontese dialect) storm, this 100% Freisa rarity is balanced with refreshing acidity and an intense salty finish.

Wine Name: La Matota
Appellation: Barbera d’Asti DOCG
Variety: Barbera
Vine Age: 15 years
Elevation: 270m
Soil Type: Calcareous Clay, Sand
Yield: 5t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: Steel
Alcohol: 14%
Farming: Organic with Biodynamic Principles

Description: Shows the lovely freshness of a Barbera grown and made to be enjoyed upon release. Terroir driven and indicative of its natural surroundings and light touch in the cellar. Bottled unfiltered.

Wine: Freisa
Appellation: Langhe DOC
Variety: Friesa
Vintage: 2018
Vine Age: 20 yrs
Elevation: 499m
Soil: Chalky Sand on Sandstone Layers
Yield: 9t/ha
Vinification: Steel, Oak
Aging: 17 months
Alcohol: 14%
Farming: Sustainable

Description:
Freisa is Nebbiolo’s closest relative, a variety indigenous to Piedmont. The slightly wild and engaging cousin of Piedmont’s king grape, Freisa can boast the same assertive acidity and tannins but also offers a more accessible overall profile that shines in its youth yet ages beautifully. 499’s Freisa is seamless with juicy flavors, balanced, soft tannins and overall delicious drinkability.

Wine Name: Tom
Appellation: Barbera d’Alba DOC
Variety: Barbera
Vine Age: 30 years
Elevation: 270m
Soil Type: Limestone, Clay, Sand
Yield: 5t/ha
Vinification: Cement
Aging: Large Oak
Alcohol 13.5%
Farming: Organic with Biodynamic Principles
Finishing: Unfiltered, Unfined

Description: Sourced from Bocchino’s 2.3ha vineyard in Barolo’s famous La Morra commune, this elegant wine highlights both Barbera grown in optimal terroir and a focus on elegance rather than weight in the cellar.

Wine Name: Risa
Appellation: Langhe
Variety: Nebbiolo with 15% pre-phylloxera indigenous variety
Vine Age: 70-90 years
Elevation: 250m
Soil Type: Calcareous Clay
Yield: 4t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: Bottle
Alcohol: 13.5%
Farming: Organic with Biodynamic Principles

Description: A blend of Nebbiolo and an unknown/unnamed indigenous variety whose vine age is at least 90 years old! Made without temperature control, it is stabilized by Piedmont’s cool autumn and cold winter, conserving its natural characteristics then bottled in the spring/summer as the temperature begins to rise and aged for a further 6 months. The nose is complex and fascinating with clear notes of roses, dried, black cherry, blackberries and raisins. In the mouth good tannin structure with notes of wild black cherry and plums.

Wine Name: Roccabella
Appellation: Langhe DOC
Variety: Nebbiolo
Vine Age: 20-47 years
Elevation: 200m
Soil Type: Clay, Limestone
Yield: 5t/ha
Vinification: Steel
Aging: Large Oak
Alcohol 14.5%
Farming: Organic with Biodynamic Principles
Finishing: Unfiltered, Unfined

Description: Lying just outside the Barolo zone in the commune of Roddi, the 1.5ha Roccabella vineyard produces an exquisite Nebbiolo full of sweet tannins, dark fruit and silky texture. The ideal introduction to Italy’s most noble grape made in Bocchino’s signature old world style.