Selvadolce Pigato 'Rucantu' 2021

Liguria, Italy

100% Pigato

Emily says…

”Textural, complex and layered. A truly unique wine from a special part of the word. Wines like this remind me how important it is to seek out indigenous lesser known varietals.”

Winemaking

Pigato Riserva made from the oldest vines, planted back in 1970. Grapes are harvested manually in boxes. A brief maceration with the skins, spontaneous fermentation and ageing on the lees for at least 21 months in small durmast barrels. No filtration or clarification. An additional ageing of minimum 6 months in the bottles.

Selvadolce 

The estate is located in the Bordighera municipality and faces the most western part of Ligurian sea. The heat of the sun of the Riviera is mitigated by a constant sea breeze that sometimes gives way to the impetuous Magistrale wind.

“Here at Selvadolce we believe that the only way to produce wine is to produce it in a natural manner… This way is the only one that we find interesting: working well in the vine, respecting nature and the plants, assist its transformation into wine, and making sure that nature does the best it can…

Why produce it differently? It is this easy…“