100% Freisa
Cinzia and Fausto Cellario are 3rd generation winemakers, though the first in the family to make strictly natural wines. Poderi Cellario is in the village of Carru on the western edge of the Langhe. They work with only indigenous Piemontese grape varieties and fiercely defend local winemaking traditions in the vineyard and the cellar. The Cellario vineyards cover about 30 hectares across five different vineyard sites throughout the southern Langhe.Â
From a biodynamic vineyard belonging to a neighbor.Â
Earthy and herbal with red forest berries. cassis. soft tannins.
Fausto and Cinzia Cellario are 3rd generation winemakers in the village of Carru` on the western outskirts of the Langhe.  The family believes in only working with local, indigenous Piemontese grape varieties and fiercely defends local winemaking traditions both in the vineyard work and the cellar practices.  The Cellario vineyard holdings cover some 30 ha between 5 different vineyard sites covering the southern Langhe. With holdings in Novello and Monforte, the Dogliani plot is arguably the family’s most prestigious land and you could consider them Dolcetto specialists.Â
region: piedmont, Italy
varietal: Freisa
style
farming/cellar: biodynamic, organic, fruit is hand-harvested, Â indigenous yeasts. Very gentle direct press. Spontaneous fermentation. Finished fermentation in bottle. No filtering or fining and no sulfur additons.
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