Ampeleia is dark in color and represents a perfect example of the harmonious blend of different Cabernet Franc plots. The wine is aged for 6 months in concrete tanks and 6 months in wooden barrels. Limited production does not exced 15 000 bottles. Forest berries, balsamic notes, aromatic herbs and spices are present on the nose. Lush and harmonius palate with deep and silky tannis and long finish.
Serve at 14-16 °C with tuna tartare, braised duck, tomato and chorizo sausage stew.
Blueberries, cranberries, lemons, pine needles, cloves and fresh flowers on the nose. So deliciously fresh, floral and fruity with silky tannins and bright acidity. Sleek and supple. Almost creamy. Long, too. Cabernet franc. From biodynamically grown grapes. Unfiltered. Drink or hold.
Ampeleia was established in 2002, the year in which Marco Tait, young and impulsive at the time, answered the call of the current owners, Elisabetta Foradori and Giovanni Podini, to take charge of the first harvest, without being fully aware of what he was getting involved in. Marco, fresh out of oenology and viticulture school, had been enchanted by the call of the Maremma and he and Elisabetta had known each other for a while. Ampeleia is wine, of course. But it is also wheat and oil. It is vineyard, but also vegetable garden and olive groves. It is people, but also animals. It is high and it is low, it is small and it is large. It is work and opportunity for both professional and personal growth.
