{"product_id":"cerasuolo-abruzzo-anfora-agricola-crelli-italy-natural-wine","title":"Cerasuolo Anfora 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgricola Cirelli's Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Anfora is a 100% Montepulciano rosé from the hills around Atri in Teramo province, grown on clay-limestone soils within a WWF-protected natural reserve roughly 8 kilometers from the Adriatic coast. Grapes are harvested by hand and destemmed, then gently pressed. The must spends just six hours on the skins before the juice is transferred directly into terracotta amphoras for fermentation with indigenous yeasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe amphoras are custom-made by a craftsman in Impruneta, Florence — one of Italy's historically important clay-producing areas — and fitted with stainless steel lids that limit oxidation while allowing subtle micro-oxygenation. Fermentation and malolactic conversion both take place inside the amphoras, where the wine then ages for approximately 12 months. No fining agents are used, and only low sulfites are added at bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCerasuolo is the traditional rosé of Abruzzo, made exclusively from Montepulciano's highly pigmented skins. Even a brief maceration of six hours pulls enough color and structure to produce a wine that reads deeper and more textured than most rosés. This expression through amphora sidesteps any oak influence entirely, letting the mineral quality of the clay and the freshness of the grape speak directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe farm is certified organic (IMC certification n.3194 RV.01) and operates as a full polyculture estate: vines share 22 hectares with olive groves, wheat, fig trees, and free-range livestock including sheep and geese, whose grazing provides natural fertilization between vine rows.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agricola Cirelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13517751320631,"sku":"CIRECANF17C","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/cirelli-cerasuolo-d_abruzzo-anfora.jpg?v=1739476141","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/cerasuolo-abruzzo-anfora-agricola-crelli-italy-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}