{"product_id":"pecorino-anfora-cirelli-abruzzo-natural-wine-primal-wine","title":"Pecorino Anfora 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgricola Cirelli's Pecorino Anfora is made from 100% organically grown Pecorino grapes on the estate's 2-hectare vineyard near Atri, in the Pescara hills of Abruzzo. The farm sits within the Riserva Naturale Calanchi di Atri, a WWF-protected nature reserve characterized by clay-limestone soils roughly 8 kilometers from the Adriatic Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and transferred to terracotta amphoras for approximately 24 hours of skin maceration. After pressing, spontaneous fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts. The wine remains on fine lees through malolactic fermentation, then ages for 12 months in the same amphoras, produced by an Impruneta artisan in Florence. No oak is used at any stage. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration, with minimal added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result sits in a category somewhere between white and orange wine. The skin contact is brief enough that the wine does not take on a deep amber hue, but the 24-hour maceration and extended lees contact in porous terracotta build genuine texture and a saline, phenolic grip that a conventional white Pecorino would not have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Anfora line, Cirelli's top tier, distinguished from the entry-level stainless steel La Collina Biologica range by its amphora vessel work, greater complexity, and aging potential. The Colline Pescaresi IGT designation covers the hilly Pescara province, with south-facing slopes and a temperate Mediterranean climate moderated by altitude and Adriatic breezes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agricola Cirelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34558471504024,"sku":"CIREPANF18C","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/francesco-cirelli-pecorino-anfora-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630817953","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/pecorino-anfora-cirelli-abruzzo-natural-wine-primal-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}