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Castello Conti "Origini" Vino Rosso, Boca, Alto Piedmonte, Italy 2019

Castello Conti "Origini" Vino Rosso, Boca, Alto Piedmonte, Italy 2019

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This lovely, lively wine made from a field blend of grapes local to the Alto Piemonte including Nebbiolo, Bonarda, Vespolina, Barbera and Uva Rara, is from organically farmed vineyards. The Conti family, famous for its Boca, has created this classic wine which captures the freshness and also the seriousness of this almost mystical terroir.

The Conti family rigorously applies organic standards to their farming, does a manual harvest and continues to apply the same philosophy to the work in the cellar. Indigenous yeasts are used in fermentation and little to no sulphur is applied during the élevage and at bottling.

The Boca DOC, one of the smallest appellations in the Alto Piemonte, encompasses only twelve hectares spread over five villages and split amongst eleven different vineyard owners. While Nebbiolo is the principal grape, Vespolina and Uva Rara are integral parts of the DOC as well. The soils are composed of limestone, clay and sand, similar in profile to Gattinara, which is a short drive to the southwest. However, Boca has a distinctly different structure from its neighbor, Gattinara, more elegant and less masculine.

The Boca DOC requires that the wines must be aged three years prior to release. The Conti wines have proven themselves to be particularly age-worthy.

Country: Italy

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