LA STOPPA

Red Wine

La Stoppa, Macchiona 2012

Place: Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Grape: Barbera + Bonarda 

Vibe: Natural, iconic

Oki doki, where to start? So if La Stoppa are rightly considered one of the iconic Italian estates, then their top wine should rightly be considered one of the iconic Italian wines. It's certainly one of the most individual, and should be on most people's list of "need to try" wines. Barbera and Bonarda from Emilia Romagna, it does have a nice ring to it. Fully organic here, no chemicals have ever touched the soil, and there's no manipulation in the winery. Wild yeasts, large format oak, no fining, filtration or SO2 added. 

So much going on here, all good things. Just hitting those early years of maturity, with earth-laden savouriness kicking into gear. Something about maturing Italian reds, bloody hell, you don't get that rustic sense anywhere else, so good. It'll keep you diving back in for more. ABV: 14.5%

Regular price £48.30

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La Stoppa is a whopping 50-hectare estate in Emilia-Romagna – even more whopping considering that current vignaiolos Elena Pantaleoni and Giulio Armani replanted the entirety of the estate with Barbera and Bonarda in 1996, after deciding the previous plantings of international varieties were ill-suited to their climate. The estate has worked organically since the early ’90s, ferments are done with native yeasts, and there are no additions or subtractions. Patience is the key word at the estate, with many of the wines hanging out in barrel for years prior to bottling, then years longer in bottle before release. Good things come to those who wait, and these are good, good things.

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Ta,
Dan

 

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