Azienda Agricola Delinquent - Vino Bianco 2023 750ml (12.5% abv)

this Cortese is perfect for late Summer sipping, small production / natural take on Gavi, clean, mineral, herb-tinged, medium bodied

The Cortese grapes are coming from a vineyard in
Castagnole delle Lanze. Ages 6 months on the sur-lie

in used Barrique and stainless steel.

We wanted a wine to be easy but not simple. It is
great for an aperitivo but also as a cold glass on a
hot summers day. The compexlity helps to pair the
wine with appetizers, fish and white meat.

“WOW” is the word we used at first sip of this wine.

Variety: 100% Cortese 

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Appellation: Monferrato

Vineyard: Castagnolle Delle Lanze

Age of Vines: 15 years

Soil: Calcarious Sand, Limestone

Orientation: Northwest

Farming Practice: Sustainable farming 

Vinification: Refrigerated steel tank with fine lees

Fermentation: Indigenous yeasts 

Elevage: Part will undergo malo in used barrique, cold stabilization outside in winter months, then racked until clean, bottle 

Alcohol: < 12.5%

Acidity: < 5 g/L

Residual Sugar: 2 g/L

Malolactic: Yes

The word DELINQUENT written in this way is a word in
the Piemontese dialect meaning young people who

have a hard time respecting the rules.
It was also the way my grandparents called me.
My grandfather was a very strong man, that when he
was sick was still able to find the energy to go out

everyday to work in the vineyards.

This is what we want, to continue to cultivate by
hand with the same respect and hard work that he
my grandfather had put into the land and for us to

continue with his passion.

For us it signifies to go against the norm, to do the

things that we believe in.

We believe to create an ambiance that lives in
harmony with the biodiversity. We are in peace with
the animals, the insects, and the plants. To live
knowing, we do not use synthetic substances or
substances that would damage this delicate

ecosystem in which we believe in.

We want to live and let live.

We work for the future, first the life and health of the vines. When the
season has finished and the vines have finished to conserve their
carbohydrates for their hibernation, that is when we go to prune. We are
using to prune the Metodo Simonit e Sirch to give to our vines a long
healthy life. With this method the pruning we are able to maintain a
smaller quantity of grapes per vine (more complexity) without too much
stress. We are looking to understand the best way to have the vines grow
even stronger each coming year. Each plant is treated on a singular

basis in base of its strength and health.

We maintain grass in between the rows helps to obtain aeration in the
soils (so they are not compact), maintain moisture, and to help keep alive
the soil all together. Life with micro bacteria, worms, and green manure
after it has been cut. We even practice alternating rows of seed mixtures
of fave beans, peas, herbs, mustard, wheat, and grains in base of what

the soils needs.

A healthy soil means healthy vines.
Treatments in the vineyards are only
copper, sulphur, and seaweed.
Nothing synthetic, nothing harmful.

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