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Poderi Cellarios take on a Beaujolais nouveau. Totally Fruit Spalsh!
Il 'Giovanotto' (the casual, cheeky term for 'young man') is the family's take on Nouveau, and while its totally different than the simple French Beaujolais Nouveau, this is Italian glou glou at its finest. Bone dry, with tart red fruit, spice and some friendly tannins, it tastes like cherry-cranberry Jello with violet petals and black pepper crushed on top. PLUS -- it's a liter only 169,-
Grapes
30% brachetto, 70% dolcetto, whole cluster & maceration carbonique
Viticulture
Fausto and Cinzia Cellario are 3rd generation winemakers in the village of Carru` on the western outskirts of the Langhe. The family believes in only working with local, indigenous Piemontese grape varieties and fiercely defends local winemaking traditions both in the vineyard work and the cellar practices. The Cellario vineyard holdings cover some 30 ha between 5 different vineyard sites covering the southern Langhe. With holdings in Novello and Monforte, the Dogliani plot is arguably the family’s most prestigious land and they are Dolcetto specialists. All the fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts. Sulfur is only added in tiny quantities at bottling if necessary
Winemaking
HAND-PICKED GRAPES - NATIVE YEAST FERMENTATION - UNFINED - VEGAN.
In the MMXXI (2021) vintage Cellario decided to utilize his small vineyard of Brachetto (just under a hectare), which he vinified into a dry red wine of ~11% abv. He then combined this Brachetto with his beloved Dolcetto to create a roughly 30/70 blend (30% brachetto/70% dolcetto) and vinified it partially whole cluster (semi-carbo). Aged for about a month in cement tanks before bottling and immediate release.
The Cellario family takes joy in their native surroundings of the hills around Carrù in Piemonte, and make an effort to channel the environment around them through in their wines. With a history in the region that spans generations, they ultimately they feel that the wines reflect themselves as well. They work only with native grapes for this reason, farm organically and are hands off in the cellar. No new is wood allowed, and only minimal sulfur added at bottling. The elevation is high here, and the soil is predominately marl, combined with some tuff. Marl, the typical clay-based Piemonte soil type, adds acid to resulting wines, and the tuff, which is of volcanic origin, adds a smokey quality. While the Cellario’s vineyard holdings include esteemed Piemonte sites, they choose to adopt a philosophy they describe as “wine of the people”.
Tasting Note
Raspberry - Cherry - Black Olives - Earthy - Leather
Technical Details
Alkohol 13%
Ltr: 1 liter
Recommended serving temperature is chilled