Grapes: Chardonnay
Region: Franciacorta, Italy
Vintage: 2020
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Limestone + Clay
Vinification: 15 days in cement tanks, then rested in barrique for 32 months on the lees before tirage and bottling
Aging: 32 months on the lees
Fining or Filtering: Disgorged
Dosage: 0 g/l
Sulfur: None added
Notes from the Importer: At twenty-nine-years old, Alessandra Divella is the Italian answer to grower Champagne, on track to upend the industrial farming practices rampant in Franciacorta. Her vines have been organic from the start and her two hectares, on lease for thirty years from an older neighbor, teem with life, including rosehips and praying mantises. The aim is to eventually move toward permaculture. Grapes are always hand harvested and treated gently.
