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Tenuta Santa Lucia Ars Amandi 2021

$25.00

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Style: Dry, lightly sparkling skin-contact white with an amber hue; aromatic and citrus-driven, with a gentle effervescence and bright acidity; accessible and food-friendly, with the approachability typical of well-made pét-nat orange wines
Grapes & terroir: Albana and Bombino Bianco, indigenous Romagna varieties; estate vineyards at 250 metres above sea level in Mercato Saraceno, Savio valley, Emilia-Romagna; clay, silt, and sand soils; organic and biodynamic farming with espalier training and Guyot pruning
Winemaking: Skin contact to extract color and aromatic complexity; spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts; ancestral method (refermentation in bottle); bottled unfiltered; no added sulfur
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve well chilled at 43–46°F; no decanting; open carefully to manage natural pressure and pour gently to manage the natural sediment
Pairing: Erbazzone reggiano
Similar to: A lightly sparkling skin-contact Trebbiano or Malvasia from Emilia-Romagna, or a dry natural orange pét-nat from northern Italy

Tenuta Santa Lucia Ars Amandi 2021 is a sparkling skin-contact white wine made from a blend of Albana and Bombino Bianco, two indigenous Romagna varieties grown organically and biodynamically at the Santa Lucia estate in Mercato Saraceno, in the Savio valley, at 250 metres above sea level. The estate, led by Paride Benedetti, trains vines on an espalier system with Guyot pruning. Ars Amandi undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, sees skin contact that gives it its amber color, and is bottled unfiltered using the ancestral method to capture a natural sparkle. 12% ABV.

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Producer profile

Tenuta Santa Lucia

Tenuta Santa Lucia is a family estate managed by Paride Benedetti in Mercato Saraceno in the Savio valley, Romagna. The estate was founded in the early 1960s when Benedetti's father combined his land with that of the family's grandfather, creating a farm of around 100 hectares, of which 12 are planted with vineyards. For much of its history the estate was a self-sufficient mixed farm producing cheese, fruit, and wine. Toward the end of the 1990s, Benedetti made the decision to specialize in viticulture, a transition that involved a complete overhaul of both vineyard management and cellar practices.

Today, all 12 hectares of vines are farmed organically, trained on the espalier system with Guyot pruning. In more recent years, Benedetti has incorporated biodynamic practices into both the vineyard and the cellar, including consideration of lunar phases in timing harvests, rackings, and bottlings. The estate grows the indigenous varieties of the Romagna hills: Sangiovese, Albana, Famoso, Centesimino, and Bombino Bianco. Across the range, the approach in the cellar is minimal: spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, no added sulfur, and no fining or filtration.

Ars Amandi sits alongside a range of sparkling and still wines that reflect different facets of the estate's terroir and grape varieties. The name "Ars Amandi" is a nod to Ovid's ancient guide to love, giving the wine a playful, humanistic identity that matches its approachable, aromatic character.

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Wine region

Emilia–Romagna, Italy

Romagna is the eastern half of the combined Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, stretching from the Apennine foothills in the south and west to the Adriatic coast. It is a viticultural territory with a long history of native varieties and a strong tradition of family-run estates working the rolling hills between the mountains and the sea. The city of Forlì-Cesena is the administrative center of the hills where much of Romagna's most distinctive wine is produced, and the Savio, Rubicone, and Ronco river valleys cut through this terrain, creating distinct mesoclimates and soil compositions.

Mercato Saraceno, where Tenuta Santa Lucia is located, sits in the Savio valley in the foothills of the Apennines, at an elevation of around 250 metres. The soils in this part of Romagna are a mixture of clay, silt, and sand, with good drainage on the hillside plots. The altitude moderates temperatures compared to the coastal plains and extends the growing season, helping grapes develop aromatic complexity and retain natural acidity.

Romagna has two white grape varieties of particular significance: Albana, which holds the distinction of being the first Italian white grape to receive its own DOCG designation (Albana di Romagna DOCG, now Romagna Albana Spumante DOCG and Romagna DOCG for still wines), and Trebbiano Romagnolo. Albana is an aromatic variety capable of producing wines in a range of styles, from dry to passito, while Bombino Bianco, also known as Pagadebit in Romagna, is a versatile grape that adds freshness and body to blends. The region also grows Sangiovese for reds, and Centesimino, a rare indigenous red variety found almost exclusively in this zone.

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Frequently asked question

When is my order shipping?

We are doing your best to ship your order in 2-3 business days.

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Do I have to sign upon delivery?

Yes, someone 21 years or older must sign for the package.

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If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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