Azienda Agricola La Visciola Lazio Nostrano Rosso 2022 750ml

Biodynamic. 100% Nostrano. This is a tiny-production red wine made from the Lazian native variety Nostrano, also known as Maiolica, a rare red that is scattered throughout the old-vines Cesanese vineyards here and there. Quantities are incredibly small, as a result, since like La Visciola's Passerina, this is a variety that is blended into the vineyards in the old style of mixed plantations within the field from the previous century. Medium-bodied, fresh and unique, it's not the same baritone depth of the Cesanese from this house, but instead leans more toward a Sangiovese-like brightness, with red berry fruit and freshness. Fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel, unfined and unfiltered.