{"title":"San Fereolo","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicoletta Bocca walked away from a career dressing the windows of Armani, Ferré, and Versace in 1990s Milan to plant roots , literally , in the Langhe hills of Dogliani. What she built at San Fereolo is one of the quiet wonders of Italian wine: a biodynamic estate that takes the humble Dolcetto grape and coaxes from it wines that age for a decade or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBocca acquired San Fereolo in 1992, drawn by childhood visits to the Langhe through her father Giorgio Bocca, one of Italy's most celebrated journalists and a native of Cuneo. She began organic farming immediately and made her first commercial vintage the same year. Biodynamic practices followed in 2005, after her neighbor , a farmer who had simply never used chemicals , quietly convinced her that intervention was unnecessary. Full Demeter biodynamic certification came later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/san-fereolo\"\u003eSan Fereolo producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vigne-dolci-dolcetto-di-dogliani-piedmont-italy-red-wine","title":"San Fereolo Vigne Dolci Dogliani 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eVigne Dolci comes from the Rocca Ciglie vineyard in Dogliani, where lighter, sandier soils sit at roughly 600 meters elevation. That terroir sets this wine apart from San Fereolo's other cru, Valdiba: where Valdiba is dense and chewy on clay-chalk, Vigne Dolci is racy and energetic, with a lifted purity that runs through every sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicoletta Bocca ferments with native yeasts and keeps her hands off the process, allowing just the faintest trace of volatile acidity to surface, a signature that adds lift rather than distraction. The wine is aged in stainless steel, which preserves the vineyard's character without layering on wood or oxidative notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDolcetto from Dogliani carries a natural bitterness on the finish, here expressed as snappy tannins and a subtle almond note. The grape is one of Piedmont's three principal red varieties, and in the Dogliani DOCG it reaches a fuller structure than in Dolcetto d'Alba or Dolcetto d'Asti, with more aromatic complexity and genuine aging potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 vintage shows an earth-tinged savory streak alongside red and dark fruit. It is dry, medium-bodied, and built for food rather than contemplation on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"San Fereolo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8471106617399,"sku":"SAFEVIDO16C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/san-fereolo-vigne-dolci-natural-wine.png?v=1780755706"},{"product_id":"austri-langhe-rosso-san-fereolo-natural-wine","title":"San Fereolo Austri Langhe Rosso 2013","description":"\u003cp\u003eSan Fereolo's 'Austri' is a Langhe Rosso DOC blending 95% Barbera with 5% Nebbiolo, sourced from the Austri vineyard in the Valdiberti subzone of Dogliani, Piedmont. The vineyard sits at roughly 1,300 feet elevation on ancient limestone soils. Nicoletta Bocca farms all parcels under Demeter-certified biodynamic management, using no synthetic inputs and only copper and sulfur in very small quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter total destemming, the wine ferments spontaneously in large wooden vats with a 15-20 day maceration and no temperature control unless the must approaches 33°C, at which point it is briefly racked to tank to cool before returning to wood. It then ages for three years in large Slavonian oak botti (ranging from 7 to 40 hectoliters), followed by at least three to four additional years in bottle before release — meaning this 2013 did not reach market until approximately 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a wine with tertiary depth layered over still-present dark fruit. Sappy black cherry, cassis, roasted plum, and wild black raspberry sit alongside leather, mountain herbs, espresso, cedar, and tobacco. The palate is medium-plus in body with extremely fine tannins and a persistent streak of acidity anchoring a mineral core of crushed black stone and fired clay. The Nebbiolo component adds structural lift to Barbera's natural fruit density.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"San Fereolo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39734720659655,"sku":"FEREAUST12C","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/san-fereolo-austri-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186233"},{"product_id":"il-provinciale-langhe-nebbiolo-san-fereolo","title":"San Fereolo Il Provinciale Langhe Nebbiolo 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eSan Fereolo Il Provinciale Langhe Nebbiolo is a red natural wine made from 100% old-vine Nebbiolo grapes farmed biodynamically in the Langhe area of Piedmont. An incredibly complex wine that starts off rather muted; let it breath – decanting is recommended – and it will reveal itself in its finesse. Small red berries, violet, a touch of tamarind. Firm tannins are well-integrated into a savory palate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"San Fereolo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42410671767768,"sku":"SANFPROV16C","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/san-fereolo-il-provinciale-nebbiolo-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780184924"},{"product_id":"valdiba-dolcetto-di-dogliani-superiore-san-fereolo","title":"San Fereolo Valdibà Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eSan Fereolo Valdibà Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore 2019 is a red natural wine made from 100% old-vine Dolcetto grapes farmed biodynamically in the Dogliani appellation of Piedmont. Serious Dolcetto, much more complex than the typical every day Dolcetto – it's a Superiore so it also has a higher abv than regular Dolcetto. Dark fruit, cherries, tea, tobacco leaf, but still fresh on the palate. Another masterpiece by Nicoletta Bocca.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"San Fereolo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42544933699800,"sku":"SANFVALD19C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/san-fereolo-valdiba-dolcetto-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718500628"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/san-fereolo.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}