Guglierame Ormeasco di Pornassio 2021 750ml

The Guglierame family holds just 2.5 hectares of estate vines, yet they are the "largest" producer in the region (there are 3, including Guglierame and the local Cantina Sociale). They make two versions of wine, both 100% Ormeasco; a classic and elegant red wine, aged in 25 hL old oak barrels and the rare and exciting Sciac-tra`, which translates to 'direct-press' and is an amazing rosato expression of the grape. The vineyards are tended organically and the wines are naturally fermented, basket pressed and aged in the family's historic cantina. Beyond the technical aspects of these wines, the true beauty of the wines of the Guglierame family is just that, the family. Agostino and his brother have quite literally been making these wines their entire lives, planting the vines with their father and grandfather before that. We talk about a sense of place often in wine, here, high in the mountains, in a tiny, desolate village of 130 inhabitants, we peer into the past and discover wines of an entirely different ilk then found in the modern world. Andrea, Agostino's son, has too been by his fathers side since he was a boy helping the harvest the grapes, make the wine...he will one day take up the mantle of the family estate and bring it to the next generations. These wines mean much more to me then simply what's in the bottle. I urge you to seek them out, however difficult they may be to find from time to time (contact us if you'd like to find them of course). They are ethereal and truly special and it is a great honor to work with such an amazing family that is the Guglierames.