{"product_id":"2021-tenuta-di-castellaro-bianco-porticello","title":"2021 Tenuta di Castellaro Bianco Porticello","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Isola di Lipari \u0026lt; Sicily \u0026lt; Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes: Carricante, Moscato\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic, dry farming, high-altitude vineyards \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eon sandy volcanic soils; Moscato fermented in stainless and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarricante in oak, on lees, for 3 months; minimal SO2 at bottling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eonly; 12.5% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Salvo Foti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNEW VINTAGE!  Lipari is a volcanic island in the Aeolian archipelago a few hours off \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe coast of mainland Sicily, known mostly for its tiny production of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esweet passito wines made from dried Malvasia delle Lipari grapes.  But \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethere is one guy making stellar dry wines, and not just from Malvasia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd after visiting him a few years back, we've never been able to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eforget this gorgeous island or the transportive wines.  The man is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMassimo Lentsch, a businessman from Bergamo, who founded Tenuta di \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCastellaro with his wife Stefania Frattolio in 2006.  Massimo picked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eus up in a rustic jeep and drove us to the top of the island to visit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003evineyards surrounded on all sides by the Aeolian sea, where vines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eshared the volcanic soil with robust caper plants.  After that, we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eshared an epic lunch with his family, and jugs of his simple, perfect \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhite wine. We're so happy to be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebringing you this quintessential \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eisland white, an idyllic postcard of summer to brighten up these wish-washy spring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe estate is a member of the \u003cem\u003eI Vigneri\u003c\/em\u003e (as signaled by the gnarled old v\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eine embossed on the bottle), a winegrowers' guild that dates back to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1435 but was resurrected by Lentsch's consultant Salvo Foti, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egodfather of low-intervention wine in Sicily, and missionary for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehigh-density bush vines planted in the traditional quincunx formation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eToday, it's a group of small producers who share Foti's winemaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexpertise along with physical resources like harvest crew and donkeys \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto work the fields.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd the wine -- it's a blend of floral, aromatic Moscato with tangy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrapefruit-driven Carricante that smells like honey and flowers, but on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebone-dry palate you get chalky minerality, sea spray and nectarines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuper refreshing and delicious, it's a day drinker, a poolside wine, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewine for seafood or pasta and friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67695828828320,"sku":"avn1792017002996","price":17.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1045\/5833\/0016\/files\/2021-tenuta-di-castellaro-bianco-porticello_1.jpg?v=1792017011","url":"https:\/\/boardroomwear.shop\/products\/2021-tenuta-di-castellaro-bianco-porticello","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}