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Selvagrossa Cuchen Bianco 2023

Selvagrossa Cuchen Bianco 2023

$30.00

OCTOBER 2024 WINE CLUB

A wine club exclusive! After tasting ‘Cuchen’ last April while visiting Selvagrossa – specifically over a lunch of truly never-ending seafood delights prepared by Signora Tadei, in view of the Adriatic from whence they came – it was a no-brainer to request a special order from our importer friends at Vinity, with the promise of getting it in your hands, dear wine club member. ‘Cuchen’ means ‘mama’s boy’ or ‘munchkin’ in the local dialect, a childhood nickname for Alberto’s brother, Alessandro, who now assists in running the property (and the kitchen.) It is 100% Albanella, long thought to be Trebbiano Toscana but recently proved otherwise; the variety appears to be genetically related to Spain’s Albariño and Germany’s Elbling and is grown almost exclusively in the area around Pesaro. Albanella is reminiscent of Le Marche’s most well-known variety, Verdicchio, but, here, as if amped up a notch – with richer fruit, steelier stone, more salty, seaside air. After a two-day cold maceration, fermentation takes place in stainless-steel tanks and is bottled with no fining. 'Cuchen’ shows bright orchard and stone fruit on the nose  – pear, yellow apple, ripe white peach – with distinctively greener elements close behind – cut grass warmed in the sun, peppercorn, gooseberry, lemongrass, camomile leaves and flowers. Zippy but never sharp acidity and sunny fruit on the palate – like golden raspberries – lead to a long, supple, and savory finish. A lingering tang, like a refreshing seabreeze, recalls the wine’s coastal origins and keeps you at the table. Only 400 cases produced, 20 specially imported to California, 10 snagged just for wine club.

Located between the hills of Pesaro along the Adriatic coast, Selvagrossa was founded in 2002 by brothers Alessandro and Alberto Taddei, who developed the estate that their grandfather first purchased after returning home from WWII. Prior to starting the family business, Alberto studied oenology in Tuscany and worked a harvest with the Mondavi family in Napa. The next decade-plus was spent as a sommelier and wine buyer at Michelin-starred restaurants in Florence and Manhattan. Alberto’s brother, Alessandro, became the Executive Chef in one of Pesaro’s most prestigious restaurants, while also working for one of Pesaro’s most well-known butcher shops. This connection with the wine industry from both the wine buying and culinary side gave the Taddei’s a wealth of experience and perspective, creating a foundation for their career as wine growers and producers. Their small estate comprises 4 hectares planted to Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot (which do exceedingly well in the Adriatic terroir), as well as the indigenous white grapes Biancame and Albanella. While the estate is not certified organic, Alberto and Alessandro work organically, maintaining cover crops and using only organic treatments in the vineyards. The wines are all fermented spontaneously and a minimal amount of SO2 is used at bottling.



 

 

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Shipping Policy

Due to the restrictions of many state laws, we only ship wine to those states where direct shipment from a retailer is permitted by law; currently we ship to AK, CA, DC, ID, LA, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OR, VA, WV and WY.  This list is subject to change without notice. In addition, each state imposes limitations on the amount of wine any particular resident may receive by direct shipment.  To ensure that you are able to order wine for direct shipment from our website, please consult the specific state requirements for your state.

Please note that all orders must be placed by persons who are at least 21 years old, and that age verification will be required upon receipt of your wine.  No wine will be delivered to obviously intoxicated persons and any person unable to provide age verification will forfeit their right to receive the shipment until identification is produced.  In such circumstances, the order may either be held in storage at a local depot of the shipping company until appropriate identification is produced, or shipped back to the winery.  All associated costs will be the responsibility of and be charged to the customer.

Title to, and ownership of, all wine passes from Biondivino to the purchaser in the State of California and the purchaser takes all responsibility for shipping it from California to his/her home state. By arranging for transportation of the wine, Biondivino is providing a service to, and acting on behalf of the purchaser.  By utilizing this service from Biondivino, purchaser is representing that he/she is acting in compliance with his/her local and state laws regarding the purchase, transportation and delivery of wine.  The purchaser represents that he/she has obtained any required permission, paid any required fees, is working through properly licensed intermediaries where required, is legally entitled to take possession of wine and is legally entitled to take quantities ordered.

You will be charged the applicable sales tax, if any, assessed by your state for any shipment that Biondivino makes; otherwise California sales tax will be assessed on the sale. Shipping and handling costs are not included in the cost and will appear in the shopping cart before you complete your transaction.  The carrier and service speed may vary by state and time of year, and Biondivino cannot take responsibility for the condition of any wine shipped by Ground.

Some of our products are sold on a "pre-arrival" or "futures" basis. These products are explicitly indicated as "pre-arrivals" or "futures" on our Website and newsletter.  Biondivino will notify you by email when your "pre-arrivals" or "futures" have arrived and are ready to be shipped.  You will be given the opportunity to coordinate the proper shipping address and method (we won't automatically ship out pre-arrival wines when they arrive).