VOLCANIC KAOS
SASSOTONDO
Informazioni sull'esperienza
In 2017 we met agronomist Pedro Parra, with whom we collaborated for 2 years investigating the particularities of our soils to identify the nuances of the various terroirs in the different expressions of cherry. The volcano immediately jumps out: wines that are generally more savory, sometimes salty. This tasting tries to introduce you to this other way of reading wine, in search of the volcano.
1. After visiting the underground winery, we will explain our choices in ecological vineyard management.
2. We will taste six wines in which the expression of the volcanic soil is evident, illustrate the grapes, the different winemaking and aging techniques. Some of these wines areextremely limited editions.
The wines for tasting will be: Return (Etna Bianco Superiore - Sassotondo - a nonprofit project that binds us through our family to another volcano), Number Six (a gentle Orange Wine), Number Ten (a stronger Orange Wine, Greek with long maceration), Monte Rosso (black nocchianello, an ancient, indigenous and almost lost vine from Pitigliano), Poggio Pinzo (cherry wine with long maceration in terracotta), Monte Calvo (cherry wine to which a part of the grape that has not been destemmed gives particular finesse).
.3. The wines will be paired with samples of Flamigni's savory pastries, an innovative project to enhance the meaning of a good food pairing, and from the tasting of our BIO EVO OIL from MONOCULTIVAR CANINO olives.
4. The 'winery is certified organic since 1994, we are part of the circuitVolcanicWines and we are members FIVI - Independent Winemakers.
When you come to visit us, get ready for a trip to the countryside, immersed in the nature of rural Tuscia. Everything revolves around wine and the vineyard, so we recommend comfortable clothing. Tastings are held, depending on weather conditions, under our patio or in the air-conditioned tasting room.
Duration: about 1 hour and 30 minutes
languages: English, Italian to be communicated at the time of booking.
Wines tasted: 6
Booking: 24 hours in advance
Cost per person: 55€
Monday through Sunday with the following times: 10:30 am in the morning or 3:30 pm in the afternoon.
Prodotti in degustazione
San Lorenzo vendemmia 2015 - Ciliegiolo Maremma Toscana DOC
Numero sei vendemmia 2017 - Toscana IGT
Numero dieci vendemmia 2017 - Toscana IGT
Poggio Pinzo vendemmia 2018 - Maremma Toscana DOC
Informazioni sull'host
Conducted with organic farming methods, Sassotondo is the typical farm of this "marginal" area of the Tuscan Maremma where, in addition to permanent crops (vines and olives) there are arable crops, pastures, woods, interspersed with deep gorges carved into the tuff by inconstant streams.
The 72 hectares are located between Sorano and Pitigliano. Vineyards occupy about 12 hectares: 8 red grapes (Ciliegiolo, Sangiovese and Merlot) and 4 white grapes (Trebbiano, Greco, Sauvignon). Ciliegiolo, historical grape of Maremma, has found in the old vineyard of San Lorenzo, in front of the breathtaking view of Pitigliano, its ideal terroir. Sassotondo has a spectacular underground cellar, completely dug in the tuff. Sassotondo's wines are the expression of this powerful and mysterious territory: the autochthonous vines and an environment in some ways extreme, with tuff that emerges everywhere, produce fine and elegant wines, naturally concentrated, sapid and spicy.