2023 Terrevive ‘Olivia’ Rosato dell’Emilia IGT Fermo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Claude Dugat and a small farm

and a small farm

a  town and surrounding hilly area in the heart of Irpinia (east of Naples

Vinification: Whole-cluster pressing

although the new wave of great white Coteaux Champenois wouldn't be too far off the mark

Cépage: Chenin Blanc from Touraine-Amboise (La Grange Tiphaine)

2023 Terrevive ‘Olivia’ Rosato dell’Emilia IGT Fermo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Claude Dugat and a small farmGianluca loves to experiment with the fruits of his terroir, and this still ros wine is a project of his produced solely from the Oliva grape, one of the ancient Lambrusco varieties that takes its name from the olive like shape of its berries. Harvested from 70 year old pergola trained vines, the wine sees a light maceration, and it offers an intriguing interplay of ripe berries and a gently bitter textural sapidity on the palate, accompanied by an