{"title":"Mario Macciocca","description":"\u003cp\u003eMario Macciocca's path to wine ran through a football pitch and a cocktail bar. A near-graduate in physics who spent years behind the stick at Rome's historic La Palma club, he eventually followed a different call , back to the countryside his grandfather Giuseppe had farmed since 1945. Today he works four hectares of biodynamic vines on the steep limestone slopes above Piglio in Lazio, where Cesanese has been the defining red grape for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiglio sits in the foothills of the Apennines southeast of Rome, at the heart of the Cesanese del Piglio DOC , one of only two appellations in Lazio dedicated to this ancient variety. The Scalambra mountains form the backdrop, and the surrounding Simbruini chain creates a cooler, more continental microclimate than the Roman plain below. Limestone-marl soils define the terroir, bringing freshness and structure to wines from this still-emerging area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/mario-macciocca\"\u003eMario Macciocca producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"monocromo-2-cesanese-mario-macciocca-lazio-italy-natural-wine","title":"Mario Macciocca Monocromo #2 Cesanese 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMario Macciocca Monocromo #2 Cesanese 2022 is a dry red wine made from 100% Cesanese grown on biodynamic vineyards on the slopes of Monte Scalambra along the Simbruini mountain chain in the province of Frosinone, Lazio. The volcanic and limestone-marl soils sit at around 380 to 400 metres altitude, with south and southwest exposures. Produced by Mario Macciocca, the grapes are hand-harvested in mid-October and undergo 10 days of skin maceration with spontaneous fermentation using indigenous yeasts only. Mario Macciocca Monocromo #2 Cesanese 2022 ages in stainless steel and is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites. 13% ABV. Frusinate IGT.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mario Macciocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31917208731741,"sku":"MACCIOCCA-MONOCROMO2","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/monocromo-2-cesanese-mario-macciocca-lazio-italy-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784582869"},{"product_id":"monocromo-1-bianco-macciocca-natural-wine","title":"Mario Macciocca Monocromo #1 Bianco 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMario Macciocca Monocromo #1 Bianco 2022 is a natural white wine from Lazio's Frusinate hills, blending Passerina and Malvasia Puntinata grown on volcanic red soils at 380 meters elevation. The vineyards sit on the slopes of the Scalambra mountains, protected from cold winds with south and west exposures. Mario Macciocca farms biodynamically—no herbicides, no synthetic fertilizers—using only minimal copper and sulfur treatments. Monocromo #1 Bianco undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and ages in stainless steel with zero added sulfites. A former Italian national football player, Mario Macciocca now crafts some of Lazio's most distinctive natural wines.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mario Macciocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38084082532551,"sku":"MACCIOCCA-MONOCROMO1","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/monocromo-1-bianco-macciocca-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784583413"},{"product_id":"monocromo-3-rosato-mario-macciocca-natural-wine","title":"Mario Macciocca Monocromo #3 Rosato 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMario Macciocca Monocromo #3 Rosato 2022 is a dry rosé made from 100% Cesanese, the indigenous red grape of Lazio, grown on biodynamic vineyards on the slopes of Monte Scalambra in the province of Frosinone, at approximately 380 to 400 metres altitude. The soils are red volcanic clay and limestone-marl, with south and southwest exposures that provide a temperate, wind-sheltered microclimate. Produced by Mario Macciocca on four hectares of estate vines, the grapes are hand-harvested and undergo a brief skin maceration before spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. Mario Macciocca Monocromo #3 Rosato 2022 is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites. Lazio, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mario Macciocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41129410363591,"sku":"MACCIOCCA-MONOCROMO3","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/monocromo-3-rosato-mario-macciocca-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784583994"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/mario-macciocca.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}