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The wine draws from four named vineyard parcels — Concori, Collaccio, Giorgio, and Campo — planted on south-facing slopes with a 70% gradient above the Serchio river at roughly 400 meters elevation. Soils are Miocene sandstone over schist, stony and pebbly, with a high proportion of silica. The vines are trained to single Guyot at a density of 4,000 to 7,000 plants per hectare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are Syrah, with a small percentage of old field varieties from the historic vineyard plots. Fermentation is spontaneous in open-top vats using only punch-downs, with no pump-overs. The wine then ages for 12 months in used 225-liter oak barrels, followed by a finishing period in cement before bottling. It is unfined and unfiltered, with total SO2 at 30 mg\/L. Certified by ICEA under biodynamic and organic protocols.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name Melograno — Italian for pomegranate — was coined during a walk through the old Syrah vines with wine critic Gino Veronelli, who noted that the thick, gnarled trunks of the old plants resembled pomegranate trees. The profile is ruby red with high luminosity, aromas of black cherry, wild red berries, black pepper, and aromatic herbs grown alongside the vines. The palate is bright and mineral with firm but crunchy tannins and a long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyrah has a documented presence in this part of northern Tuscany since the early 19th century, when Elisa Bonaparte governed the area and introduced French grape varieties. 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Vine age ranges from 20 to over 80 years, trained as free-standing bush vines (alberello) on narrow terraced plots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 vintage on Etna was defined by a cool, refreshing summer with well-timed rainfall, delivering grapes with strong aromatic freshness, brilliant color, and balanced tannins without excessive alcohol. 'A Rina is fermented in small, separate lots using indigenous yeasts with no temperature control, 10 to 12 days of skin maceration with punch-downs, and no fining or filtration. The wine sees aging in large oak vessels before bottling unfined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a rare allocation: the California importer and distributor limits accounts to one case per account. James Suckling rated the 2016 vintage of 'A Rina 94 points, citing cranberries, red licorice, fresh herbs, and tobacco with soft, velvety tannins and a long finish. 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Pierpaolo Messina has managed the estate since 2008 and converted to biodynamic farming that same year, building on an organic base established when the family founded Natura Iblea in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Nero d'Avola is made from 100% estate-grown grapes, hand-harvested from bush-trained vines in Contrada Buonivini. No synthetic chemicals are used in the vineyard or cellar. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts only. After extended maceration on the skins, the wine aged for 12 months in 60-hectoliter French oak barrels. No sulfites are added.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNero d'Avola is the dominant indigenous red variety of southeastern Sicily, historically centered around the town of Avola in the province of Siracusa. In this corner of the island, the grape produces wines with more structure, dried floral character, and spice complexity than versions grown further west. 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Matilde Poggi vinifies the two varieties separately, giving the must a 6-8 hour cold maceration on skins before fermentation at 17°C. The wine then rests on fine lees in stainless steel through the winter and is bottled the following spring under screwcap to preserve its fresh aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a pale, rose-tinted wine with aromas of wild rose and wild strawberry underscored by redcurrant and a faint bitter herb note. On the palate it is dry, crisp, and saline, with white pepper cutting through the fruit and bright acidity giving it real drive. This is not a neutral, faded rosé — the Corvina brings genuine personality and a savory edge that holds up well with food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRòdon is produced from the same organically farmed estate fruit as Le Fraghe's Bardolino Classico, with a portion of the juice bled off at the start of red wine fermentation. 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The vineyard is planted at a high density of 7,000 vines per hectare, trained as bush vines (alberello), principally to Sangiovese with small interplanted rows of Colorino, Mammolo, Foglia Tonda, and Ciliegiolo. Soils here are a mix of silt, clay, and active limestone, which collectively contribute finesse and acidity to the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Giovanna Morganti ferments with indigenous yeasts in open-top wooden vats without temperature control. The wine is then aged in a combination of large botti and 500-liter barrels, all well-used, with no new oak. Elevage is long, with occasional racking, and the wine spends a minimum of six months in bottle before release. 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The Istine vineyard sits at 480 to 550 meters above sea level on soils of Alberese and Galestro — fragmented marly limestones with a slight presence of quartz — planted at 5,000 vines per hectare in 2002, with a north-west exposure. This is among the highest-elevation vineyard sites in the entire Chianti Classico zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Angela Fronti ferments in stainless steel tanks and ages the wine for 8 months in large 10-hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels, which impart no perceptible oak flavor. The approach keeps the fruit precise and the acidity intact. Production is tightly limited: approximately 3,000 bottles were made from the 2015 vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe estate converted from conventional farming to organic methods starting in 2009 when Angela took over, achieving full organic certification in 2016. The 2015 vintage therefore reflects transitional organic farming. 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