Crama Delta Dunarii, La Sapata Aligoté 2024
Regular price
$22.00
Sale
100% Aligote
Sarica Niculitel, Romania
Estate grown fruit. Organic certified. Vineyards are 40 years old (old vines) and 7 years old (young vines). Grassy ground is kept between the rows and tilled by horses. Manual harvest. Direct press and fermentation with ambient yeasts. Aged for 3-4 months on lees in stainless steel followed by 2 months in bottle. Fining agents of Bentonite and vegetal proteins. VEGAN, 60-80ppm sulfur added at bottling. Approx 12000 total bottles produced.
The Crama Delta Dunarii winery occupies 20 hectares of vineyard, with a newly-constructed winery of 300 square metres. The soil is not rich by nature, but rather poor and sandy, though it has been revitalized by the wild plants that have proliferated due to years of neglect. This makes it ideal for a low yield of high quality. Because the land has lain fallow for many years, plants which have grown there spontaneously have enriched the soil in a natural way. The climate is cold in winter, with minimum temperatures of 15/20 degrees below 0C, with some rainfall and snow; in summer it is hot and dry, with an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius in the summer months.
Roberto Di Filippo is a passionate winemaker, known for his Umbrian wines, Plani Arche. Natural viticulture is his life, and he has made his dream into reality. He spends his time with the horses who help him cultivate the vineyards in both Italy and Romania. Also involved in the project is Roberto Pieroni, an agricultural entrepreneur and wine enthusiast.
Romania is a country with a long tradition of wine production. It is a country with a fascinating history and a landscape where one breathes this love for the vineyard. Nature in the Danube Delta has a magical quality of its own. It is a region where the bond between man, the vineyard and the countryside have achieved a balance which is unique in the world. This is why Roberto Di Filippo and Roberto Pieroni have invested here and why they want to contribute to the production of great wines which will acquaint others with this wonderful land. Crama Delta Dunarii means “Danube Delta Winery” in Romanian, and La Sapata means “to dig.”