2024 Collecapretta 'Malvasia dello Scarparo Bianco' Umbria IGT, Italy Marie de Louvoy After pressing and settling

After pressing and settling

The clay soil reveals white limestone pebbles here and there

The juice was pushed down twice a  day

Michel Couvreur

lacy tannins

2024 Collecapretta 'Malvasia dello Scarparo Bianco' Umbria IGT, Italy Marie de Louvoy After pressing and settlingThe "Scarparo", or the Cobbler Shoemaker of Terzo la Pieve owned this small vineyard of Malvasia Bianca for almost ten years in complete abandonment. The Mattioli family have recovered the vines, cutting the brambles and giving them a defined structure to lean on. 100% Malvasia from 70 year old vines. Spontaneous fermentation with 3 days skin maceration. Aged in stainless steel. No added sulfur and no filtering or fining.