{"title":"Guttarolo","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"guttarolo-amphora-rossa-primitivo-2022","title":"Guttarolo Amphora Rossa Primitivo 2022","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCristiano Guttarolo’s vineyards lie far, far away from the low-slung Pugliese plains that produce much of the hot, flabby and over-extracted wine that we’ve unfortunately become conditioned to in Italy’s deepest south. On a plateau of limestone, some 1200 ft above sea level, Guttarolo’s vines benefit from cooler daytime temperatures and gusty sea breezes, while the site’s elevation offers a fluctuation between day and night temperatures, allowing the grapes to ripen fully while retaining freshness and finesse. While the wines are unmistakably Pugliese–full of wild, sun-drenched fruit–they have a balance often missing around these parts, one that allows the grape and place to sing and the drinker to enjoy the beautiful minerality that these limestone-riddled ‘karst’ soils impart. Vineyard work is excellent, organic and done entirely by hand, while in the cellar Cristiano eschews the use of additives entirely as these are the sort of wines he likes to drink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFounded in 2004 with a hectare of vineyard left by his grandfather, the winery itself lies in an old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emasseria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: a restored, traditional farmhouse built entirely from local stone and surrounded by indigenous grape varieties. Guttarolo’s ‘Amphora Rossa’ sees fruit pulled from the estate’s most prized 40-year-old Primitivo vines, destemmed and fermented on the skins for five days, before being pressed to terracotta vessels until the following spring. The perfume here is an intoxicating mix of blackcurrant, earth and brine whilst the palate offers a wonderful purity of fruit – tiny, wickedly tart blackberries, sour plum skin, blood orange – all drawn inward by a cascade of bitter herbs and a seeping iodine mineral impression. Eminently quaffable at this early stage of its evolution, though this seems to have all the hallmarks of a more naturally vinified wine that should age beautifully over the coming years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scuola di Vino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40444955033680,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/GuttaroloAmphoraRossa.jpg?v=1705007306"},{"product_id":"guttarolo-amphora-nera-susumaniello-2022","title":"Guttarolo Amphora Nera Susumaniello 2022","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCristiano Guttarolo’s vineyards lie far, far away from the low-slung Pugliese plains that produce much of the hot, flabby and over-extracted wine that we’ve unfortunately become conditioned to in Italy’s deepest south. On a plateau of limestone, some 1200 ft above sea level, Guttarolo’s vines benefit from cooler daytime temperatures and gusty sea breezes, while the site’s elevation offers a fluctuation between day and night temperatures, allowing the grapes to ripen fully while retaining freshness and finesse. While the wines are unmistakably Pugliese–full of wild, sun-drenched fruit–they have a balance often missing around these parts, one that allows the grape and place to sing and the drinker to enjoy the beautiful minerality that these limestone-riddled ‘karst’ soils impart. Vineyard work is excellent, organic and done entirely by hand, while in the cellar Cristiano eschews the use of additives entirely as these are the sort of wines he likes to drink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis beautiful expression of Susumaniello was fermented on the skins for a week, before being pressed to terracotta amphorae for a short rest. There is a luminous quality to the fruit here that is incredibly uplifting, with crisp, clean notes of red cherry and wild herbs and chalky tannins making for a wine with a beautiful sense of place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scuola di Vino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40483654303824,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/GuttaroloAmphoraNera.jpg?v=1707591485"},{"product_id":"guttarolo-miro-rossa2022","title":"Guttarolo Miro Rosso 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf only all Primitivo was as joyful and uplifting as this. Here the grapes are fermented on the skins for a week and aged in vats until the beginning of the following spring. Bottled young and brimming with life, it is bright cherry red in the glass and heady with earthy, sweet flavours of plum, beets and iron. Pure and vibrant, it works so well alongside the kind of rustic dishes you find in Puglia’s trattorie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCristiano Guttarolo’s vineyards lie far, far away from the low-slung Pugliese plains that produce much of the hot, flabby and over-extracted wine that we’ve unfortunately become conditioned to in Italy’s deepest south. On a plateau of limestone, some 1200 ft above sea level, Guttarolo’s vines benefit from cooler daytime temperatures and gusty sea breezes, while the site’s elevation offers a fluctuation between day and night temperatures, allowing the grapes to ripen fully while retaining freshness and finesse. While the wines are unmistakably Pugliese–full of wild, sun-drenched fruit–they have a balance often missing around these parts, one that allows the grape and place to sing and the drinker to enjoy the beautiful minerality that these limestone-riddled ‘karst’ soils impart. Vineyard work is excellent, organic and done entirely by hand, while in the cellar Cristiano eschews the use of additives entirely as these are the sort of wines he likes to drink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scuola di Vino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40778943430736,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/GuttaroloMiroPrimitivio.jpg?v=1717550390"},{"product_id":"guttarolo-violet-rosato-2022","title":"Guttarolo Violet Rosato 2022","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFounded in 2004 with a hectare of vineyard left by his grandfather, the winery itself lies in an old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emasseria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: a restored, traditional farmhouse built entirely from local stone and surrounded by indigenous grape varieties. Guttarolo’s ‘Amphora Rossa’ sees fruit pulled from the estate’s most prized 40-year-old Primitivo vines, destemmed and fermented on the skins for five days, before being pressed to terracotta vessels until the following spring. The perfume here is an intoxicating mix of blackcurrant, earth and brine whilst the palate offers a wonderful purity of fruit – tiny, wickedly tart blackberries, sour plum skin, blood orange – all drawn inward by a cascade of bitter herbs and a seeping iodine mineral impression. Eminently quaffable at this early stage of its evolution, though this seems to have all the hallmarks of a more naturally vinified wine that should age beautifully over the coming years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis wonderful rosato of Primitivo was macerated on the skins for a day, fermented in porcelain amphorae and then moved to vats for a short rest. A gorgeous shade of sunset, it draws you in with tart berries, blood orange, sea salt and brine. An invigorating wine that is oh-so-suited to aperitivo, particularly alongside some crudo di mare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scuola di Vino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40883025477712,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/GuttaroloAmphoraRossa.jpg?v=1705007306"}],"url":"https:\/\/biondivino.com\/collections\/guttarolo\/fruit-forward.oembed","provider":"Biondivino","version":"1.0","type":"link"}