A plump, puckering, and pleasing Lombardy bubble we are loving right now, ‘Melampo’ is a wine of balance, where the idea is to blend three varieties found in the region but not often found together: Pinot Bianco lends a fruit base, Garganega sapidity and structure, and Malvasia the aromatics. The Pinot Bianco is vinified separately, as the harvest of this variety is earlier, and the Garganega and Malvasia are cofermented and vinified together; all are done direct press in a vertical basket press, then raised in steel tanks. After settling throughout winter, the lots are blended together; at bottling in spring, fresh juice/must is added to create bubbles (the traditional Italian rifermentato method). Unfined, unfiltered; the only SO2 added is a tiny amount in the pied de cuve used to prompt primary ferment. A joyful wine, with great acidity, balance, and easy lift, this is a melodic little number, with notes of angel food cake, skin of a white peach, saltwater, unripe apple acidity, and crunchy nectarine.