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Distina Ambra Orange Pét Nat 2018

$30.00
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Tasting notes

Ambra is one of the more serious pét nats in Italy: 15 to 20 days of skin maceration gives it real tannin structure and an amber color, while Malvasia di Candia Aromatica drives a persistent aromatics of dried apricot, orange peel, and chestnut honey. The marine fossil soils at 250 meters and nitrogen-poor clay keep the fermentation slow and the acidity lively.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Dried ApricotOrange PeelHoneyWildflowers
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Orange Wine
Wine Style:Sparkling
Grapes:Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Moscato Bianco, Marsanne, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Ortrugo, Sauvignon Blanc
Farming:Organic
Vintage:2018
Alcohol:12%
Country:Italy
Region:Emilia-Romagna
Appellation:Colli Piacentini DOC
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Distina

Distina was founded in 2017 by Claudio Campaner in Bacedasco Alto, a hamlet of Castell'Arquato in the province of Piacenza. The name is a portmanteau of 'distilleria' and 'cantina,' reflecting the project's dual focus on winemaking and fruit distillation. Before starting Distina, Claudio worked in Milan and apprenticed under master distiller Vittorio Capovilla. The starting point was a single family-owned hectare of vines planted in 1980; the estate has since expanded to 6 hectares total, with 3 under vine, half a hectare of fruit orchard, and the remainder in grain and woodland.

All vineyards are certified organic. No synthetic products are used, ground cover between rows is left fully vegetated to encourage biodiversity, and all harvesting is done by hand. The vines sit at approximately 250 meters elevation on south-east facing slopes between the Val d'Arda and Val Ongina, on white clay and sand soils in the Piacentinian fossil belt — marine sediment rich in shells and low in nitrogen.

In the cellar, Claudio uses only concrete and fiberglass tanks. All fermentations — for both wine and distillates — are spontaneous with native yeast. Skin macerations vary in duration by vintage. The two sparkling wines, Ambra and Bason, are made using the ancestral method: the must is bottled with residual sugar, which drives a second fermentation in bottle. No fining, no filtration, and no additions beyond minimal sulfur in some vintages. Grape pomace after racking is distilled into grappa, and the spent solids are returned to the vineyard as organic fertilizer, completing the closed cycle Claudio designed from the beginning.

Wine region

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Colli Piacentini (Hills of Piacenza) is a DOC at the western end of Emilia-Romagna, bordering Lombardy's Oltrepo Pavese to the northwest and the province of Parma to the east. The DOC was established in 1967 and covers approximately 3,600 hectares of hilly terrain on the northern foothills of the Apennines, south of the city of Piacenza. Vineyards sit on clay, marl, sand, and sandstone soils of Pliocene marine origin — many sites in the zone contain fossilized marine shells at plowing depth. Summers are warm and mostly dry; winters are cold and continental, with temperatures typically ranging between -1°C and 30.5°C across the year.

Colli Piacentini produces 17 different wine styles across sub-zones including Gutturnio, Monterosso Val d'Arda, Trebbianino Val Trebbia, Val Nure, and Vigoleno. Gutturnio — a blend of Barbera and Croatina — is the region's most recognized red. White and sparkling wines, often built around Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Ortrugo, Trebbiano, and Moscato, dominate the Monterosso Val d'Arda and Trebbianino Val Trebbia sub-zones. The nitrogen-poor soils historically made it difficult to ferment musts to dryness, which gave rise to a long local tradition of frizzante and refermented sparkling wines. Natural wine producers including La Stoppa, Denavolo, Croci, and Distina have made the Piacentini hills one of the more interesting areas for low-intervention wine in northern Italy.

Frequently asked question

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.

See here our shipping policy.

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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:

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