Pif Purple 2024 Region|Chianti

Pif Purple 2024 Region|ChiantiAnother of Didier's wines from hybrid vines, here using the white Seyve Villard in a co fermentation with the red Lon Millot and Plantet varietals. It is amazing to see how it takes on the characteristics of a more familiar Jura red regardless. It has the translucent appearance, ethereal quality and exotic aromatics one might associate with the more expressive examples of Trousseau or Poulsard. As the name would suggest, the vivid purple pigment comes

whilst the rest were pressed directly to concrete

the grapes were carefully handpicked

showing a muscular structure that's perfectly balanced with a a lick of acidity and underlying salinity

Made with local varietal Xarel-lo Vermell

A fresher vintage

This is unofficial Prosecco (wine from the region but classified as ‘glera frizzante’ instead) made col fondo-style - meaning the lees from the second fermentation are left in the bottle

A one-off cuvée from the cellar that harks back to the more structured style of their earlier reds

A 50/50 mix of Malvasia di Candia and Falanghina from vines planted over rocky limestone and clay at some 400 metres altitude in the hills of Cerreto Sannita

A great wine for with rustic cuisine - sausages

Mauro suggests a glass of this with some torrone

Whats in the Box

The delicate tannins stand like a sort of intricate