The Croci family has been producing wines in Emilia Romagna for generations. These vineyards, on the hills of Monterosso Val d'Arda, produce some of our favorite wines.
The soil of Croci's steep, southeast-facing hillside vineyard is mainly a crumbly, sandy, limestone-rich clay full of marine fossils called terre fossili piacenzano; but higher up the hill, there is a heavier, iron-rich clay called terra rossa better suited for a still red wine than they're more well-known frizzantes, including this delightful, crunchy, earthy Barbera - Bonarda blend.