Ajola, Bianco Macerato 2021

Jacopo Battista of Azienda Ajola works to maintain the seventy five year-old vines of his 3.5 hectare estate in Orvieto, which intersects the boundaries of Umbria, Lazio and Tuscany. His wines are beautiful representations of the volcanic terroir, which were laid during the formation of the Apennines, as well as the vineyards harmonious relationship with nature. Made with local indigenous varieties Malvasia, Procanico, Verdello and Drupeggio, the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with maceration on the skins for approximately 20 days. It is then aged for 8 months in chestnut barrels. Fresh citrus and palo santo on the nose and on the palate a nice grip of tanin, rounded off by a beautiful depth of flavour with notes of dried apricots and honeydew melon. Maceration done by a master! The Ajola, Bianco Macerato 2021 pairs well with fatty white fish and butterbean stew.