2024 Collecapretta 'Malvasia dello Scarparo Bianco' Umbria IGT, Italy Virginia Vinification: Indigenous yeast fermentation in

Vinification: Indigenous yeast fermentation in open tanks

The fruit is destemmed without crushing and moved by gravity into unlined cement vats

Just like the year before

regularly stirring of the lees

a full two weeks after Porter-Bass

2024 Collecapretta 'Malvasia dello Scarparo Bianco' Umbria IGT, Italy Virginia Vinification: Indigenous yeast fermentation inThe "Scarparo", or the Cobbler Shoemaker of Terzo la Pieve owned this small vineyard of Malvasia Bianca for almost ten years in complete abandonment. The Mattioli family have recovered the vines, cutting the brambles and giving them a defined structure to lean on. 100% Malvasia from 70 year old vines. Spontaneous fermentation with 3 days skin maceration. Aged in stainless steel. No added sulfur and no filtering or fining.