Altura Vigneto - Francesco Carfagna
Isola del Giglio – Toscana
Perched on a hill beneath the Castle of Giglio, the Carfagna family live in a disused windmill with expansive views of the Mediterranean, Elba, Corsica and the Tuscan mainland. Their vines, practically the last remaining on an island that was once renowned for its wines, struggle out of the steep, sun baked, rocky slopes that lead down to the sea.
Their wines are as breathtaking as the views: skin macerated Ansonaco, Rosseto a sangoivese made from grapes from a friend in the Maremma and Rosso Saverio a heady mix of Tuscan grapes - Sangiovese, Grenache, Canaiolo Nero, Moscato Nero (Moscatellino-Moscatellone), Malvasia, Trebbiano Nero, Aleatico, Uva di Spagna, Corinto Nero, Empolo. There are tiny quantitites so try them now before we drink it all.
H.L. August 2017
Producer: Altura Vigneto
Region: Toscana, Italy
Grapes: Ansonaco
Style: Orange
Alc.: 14%
Size: 75cl bottle
Note: One of the biggest orange wines we have, partly due to the thick skinned grapes and the absence of rain. The vines grow close to the sea, so there is always an element of salt and ozone to this wine. Full of Seville orange, bitter almond, and acacia…this can be decanted and do not get it too cold!