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About the Wine
A house favourite here from Le Coste. Made with mostly with the local Procanico, the balance being made up with Malvasia, Roscetto, Pedino, Vermentino, Romanesco and Ansonica from vineyards young and old.
The grapes were macerated for two weeks before being pressed off to old casks for eighteen months of rest, producing a deeper wine, with neat tannins framing a trio of citrus, smoke and minerals. One of their best yet.
A natural wine of impeccable balance, where every detail appears to be in place, it’s the perfect companion to robust Roman cuisine (think cacio e pepe). This wine also pairs extraordinarily well with fiery Asian spice too. A house favourite for good reason!
About Le Coste
Gianmarco Antonuzzi and Clémentine Bouveron tend around 14 hectares of land, with vineyards amongst olive groves, chestnut trees, shrubs and oaks. Sat around Lago di Bolsena near Gianmarco's childhood town of Gradoli in Lazio's north, the soils are volcanic, rich in iron and minerals. Vines are planted at a density of up to 10,000 plants per hectare, from a mix of massale selections and ungrafted vines. Everything is done by hand, with careful attention to the needs of each plant and while biodynamic principles are employed, the approach here goes above and beyond. Each year they produce a dizzying number of different wines which are vinified in an ancient cellar in the village's centre where nothing is added at any stage. To taste here is a real treat, Gianmarco is a master of élevage and a real patience in this respect results in some of the purest, most delicious wines we have tried. This is a fascinating project, where the passion and dedication of two people is single handedly putting one of Italy's lesser known villages firmly on the map.