La Valle Del Sole Marche Passerina 2022 750ml

La Valle Del Sole is located in the medieval village of Offida, situated between the Adriatic and the Sibillini and Laga mountain ranges; it belongs to the wider wine region of Piceno in SE Le Marche. The vineyards are at 300m of altitude; they've been farmed organically since 1989 by the sisters Alessia & Valeria Nicolo, who own and run this small winery with their father. Soils for the Passerina vineyards are medium-textured clay; the vineyard parcels range between 15 to 60 years old; Guyot-trained vines, all manual harvest. 12-24 hrs of cold skin maceration before ferment; very gentle pressing; ferment and élevage all in large concrete tanks on lees.