Il Censo IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Njuro' 2019 Liguria ” spends two years on

” spends two years on its lees for secondary fermentation before a disgorgement without dosage

The cuvaison continues for at least a month

The resulting wine is beautifully textured

Alexandre uses one-third whole bunches during the vinification

It comes from a special selection of grapes harvested from several particularly well-placed parcels within the appellation (frequently from the Silanc and Siei vineyard sites)

Il Censo IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Njuro' 2019 Liguria ” spends two years onProduced exclusively from the Perricone grape, also known in local dialect as njuro cane (the black dog); vineyards are farmed organically and grapes are harvested manually, with harvest usually taking place in October; fermentation occurs over two to three weeks with indigenous yeasts and minimal or no use of sulfur and without temperature control; the wine is neither fined nor filtered before bottling. This is a gutsy but elegant wine, not ferocious