PRODUCER
CONTROVENTO
Rocca San Giovanni,
ABRUZZO
INFORMATION
MEANING “UPWIND” IN ITALIAN, CONTROVENTO IS A 5 HECTARE VINEYARD IN THE ROCCA SAN GIOVANNI REGION OF ABRUZZO JUST A FEW KILOMETERS OFF THE ADRIATIC SEA. ENZO GROWS SEVEN VARIETALS ON CALCAREOUS SOIL, WHERE THE VINES ARE COOLED BY THE SALTY SEA BREEZE. THE VINES, GROWN ORGANICALLY, ARE ONLY FERTILIZED WITH WINTER GREEN MANURE AND ARE PRIMED ON A WANING MOON. ENZO’S WINEMAKING IS STRICT, ALLOWING GRAPES TO FLOURISH IN EACH AND EVERY BOTTLE. ENZO WANTS TO MAKE WINES LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER DID, IN THE PUREST POSSIBLE FORM, WITH NO FINING, CLARIFYING OR FILTRATION, NO ADDED SULFUR ONLY SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATIONS.
DOCCIA FREDDA
GRAPES: 50% TREBBIANO, 50% PASSERINA
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: 5 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT
ALTO MARE
GRAPES: 65% TREBBIANO, 15% MALVASIA DI CANDIA, 10% PASSERINA, 10% FIANO
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: 2 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT
BEVERONE
GRAPES: TREBBIANO,MALVASIA DI CANDIA, PASSERINA, FIANO, MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO
STYLE: ROSATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: TREBBIANO, MALVASIA DI CANDIA, PASSERINA, AND FIANO SEE BETWEEN 2-14 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT. MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO SEES 14-35 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT
FREZZA
GRAPES: 65% TREBBIANO, 15% MALVASIA DI CANDIA 10% PASSERINA, 10% FIANO
STYLE: MACERATO FRIZZANTE
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: TWO DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT WITH SECONDARY FERMENTATION KICKED OFF FROM TREBBIANO MUST
LIMITE ACQUE SICURE
GRAPES: 50% MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO, 30% PASSERINA, 20% TREBBIANO
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: CO-FERMENTED WITH 14 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT. AGED IN STAINLESS STEEL
LUNA CALANTE BIANCO
GRAPES: TREBBIANO, MALVASIA, PASSERINA
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: 5 DAYS SKIN CONTACT, FERMENTATION IN STAINLESS STEEL, NOT FINED, NOT FILTERED
ONDA ANOMALA
GRAPES: MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO
STYLE: ROSATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: 2 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT, AGED IN STAINLESS STEEL FOR 12 MONTHS
PRIMATRACCIA ROSSO
GRAPES: 75% MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO, 25% CABERNET SAUVIGNON
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: FERMENTED WITH 14 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT IN ANFORA, AGED IN ANFORA FOR 7 MONTHS
VINO ROSSO
GRAPES: MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: DESTEMMED AND FERMENTED IN STAINLESS STEEL. AGED IN STAINLESS STEEL
VENTO D'ESTATE
GRAPES: PASSERINA
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: 7 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT. AGED IN STAINLESS STEEL FOR 12 MONTHS.
EDIZIONE SPECIALE
GRAPES: MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: 9 MONTHS OF MACERATION IN STAINLESS STEEL, NOT FINED, NOT FILTERED
PRIMATRACCIA BIANCO
GRAPES: TREBBIANO
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: AGING IN ANFORA
PRIMATRACCIA ROSATO
GRAPES: MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO, TREBBIANO, FIANO, CABERNET-SAUVIGNON
STYLE: ROSATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: AGING IN ANFORA
MOBY DICK
GRAPES: TREBBIANO
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: 5 DAYS OF SKIN CONTACT, 6 MONTHS IN ANFORA