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Le Coste

Bianco Le Coste 2019

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Tasting notes

The two-week skin maceration on a blend of six indigenous varieties pulls out a layered amber wine with blood orange, smoked quince, and a clean saline finish that keeps it from feeling heavy. Procanico's naturally high acidity holds everything together even after a year of barrel aging, giving the wine texture without oxidative flatness.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Blood OrangeQuinceSalineTobacco
  • Style: Dry orange wine; amber hue; citrus zest, smoke, saline mineral finish; 13% ABV
  • Grapes & Terroir: Procanico (70%), Malvasia, Roscetto, Pedino, Romanesco, Ansonica; 50-year-old vines; volcanic iron-rich soils; 450m elevation; Gradoli, northern Lazio
  • Winemaking: Hand-harvested; ~2-week skin maceration; indigenous yeast fermentation; ~12-month aging in old neutral oak; unfined, unfiltered, no added SO2
  • Serving: Serve at 55-58F; light chill recommended; no decant needed
  • Pairing: Pasta alla carbonara, spaghetti alle vongole, roasted pork, aged pecorino, charcuterie
  • Similar To: For fans of Gravner or Radikon-style orange wines who want volcanic northern Lazio terroir at a more accessible scale

Bianco Le Coste is a skin-contact orange wine from Gradoli, a village in northern Lazio's province of Viterbo, roughly 140 kilometers north of Rome at 450 meters above sea level on the volcanic slopes overlooking Lake Bolsena. The blend is led by Procanico (the local name for Trebbiano Toscano, approximately 70%) with Malvasia, Roscetto, Pedino, Romanesco, and Ansonica sourced from 50-year-old vines grown in loose, friable volcanic soils rich in iron and minerals.

After hand harvesting and destemming, the grapes undergo around two weeks of skin maceration. The fermenting juice is then pressed into old neutral barrels, where it finishes fermentation with indigenous yeasts and rests for approximately one year. The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites.

The result is an amber-hued wine with lifted citrus zest aromatics, a saline mineral finish, and fine tannin structure from the extended skin contact. Bright acidity and a dry herbal note run through the palate. This is the flagship white from Le Coste and represents the estate's clearest expression of northern Lazio's indigenous grape varieties and volcanic terroir.

Pairs well with pasta alla carbonara, roasted pork with herbs, aged pecorino, and charcuterie boards. The saline mineral finish and fine tannins also make it a good match for seafood dishes like spaghetti alle vongole or grilled branzino. Try it slightly chilled at around 55-58F.

Wine details

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Orange Wine
Wine Style:, Medium Body
Grapes:, Procanico, Malvasia, Roscetto, Pedino, Romanesco, Ansonica
Farming:, Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage:, 2019
Alcohol:, 13%
Country:, Italy
Region:, Lazio
Appellation:, NA
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Zero Added Sugar

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Producer profile

Le Coste

Le Coste di Gradoli was founded in 2004 by Gianmarco Antonuzzi and Clémentine Bouveron. Gianmarco, a law graduate and sommelier, is from Gradoli and gained winemaking experience in France working with producers including Bruno Schueller in Alsace, Didier Barral in Languedoc, Jean-Paul Thévenet in Beaujolais, and Philippe Pacalet in Burgundy. Clémentine, who holds a degree in viticulture and oenology from Macon and a further degree from Bordeaux, also worked with French producers including Thierry Allemand and Dominique Hauvette. The two met in Alsace. Upon returning to Gradoli, they purchased a 3-hectare plot of abandoned vineyard and olive land and have grown the estate to approximately 14 hectares.

The estate sits at 450 meters above sea level on the slopes above Lake Bolsena in the province of Viterbo, about 140 kilometers north of Rome. Soils are volcanic in origin, friable, and rich in iron and minerals, with stratification varying by altitude and exposure due to the underlying pyroclastic geology. Vineyards are planted at up to 10,000 vines per hectare, comprising a mix of massale selections and ungrafted vines, both old and young. The estate is certified organic, and biodynamic practices are followed throughout, including the use of biodynamic preparations such as horn manure 500 and horn silica 501, as well as herbal teas made from horsetail, yarrow, and nettle. All vineyard work is done by hand. The estate also includes olive groves, chestnut trees, shrubs, and oaks.

Wines are vinified in an ancient cellar in the center of Gradoli with no additions at any stage. Fermentation is spontaneous using indigenous yeasts. The Bianco undergoes approximately two weeks of skin maceration before the fermenting juice is pressed into old neutral oak barrels, where it completes fermentation and rests for about one year. All wines are bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without added sulfites. The range of wines produced each year is wide, spanning still whites, orange wines, reds, sparkling, and a terracotta-aged cuvée.

Wine region

Lazio, Italy

Lazio is a large central Italian region with Rome as its capital, bordered by Tuscany and Umbria to the north and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. The northern part of the region, known historically as Alta Tuscia, sits in the province of Viterbo and is defined by volcanic geology, most visibly around Lake Bolsena, one of Europe's largest volcanic lakes. Vineyards here sit at elevations ranging from around 300 to over 450 meters above sea level, with soils of volcanic ash and pyroclastic origin that are loose, well-drained, and rich in iron and minerals. The climate is not fully Mediterranean nor fully continental, with lake-moderated temperatures and good diurnal variation that preserves acidity in the grapes.

The key appellations around Lake Bolsena include Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC, whose white wines are based on Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano, 50-65%) alongside Malvasia and Rossetto, and Aleatico di Gradoli DOC, an aromatic red passito. The dominant white grape across northern Lazio is Procanico, the local synonym for Trebbiano Toscano, traditionally blended with Malvasia di Candia and several lesser-known indigenous varieties including Roscetto, Verdello, and Ansonica. Cesanese is the most significant indigenous red grape of Lazio as a whole and produces the region's only DOCG, Cesanese del Piglio. A growing number of natural producers around Gradoli and Montefiascone are working to preserve and promote these indigenous varieties through low-intervention winemaking.

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