PRODUCER
SCANDELARA
BOLOGNA, EMILIA ROMAGNA
INFORMATION
MATTIA DONINI RUNS SCANDELARA OFF OF THE CASTEL ARIENTI FARM IN THE HILLS OF BOLOGNA. 3.5 HECTARES OF VINEYARDS, FARMED ORGANICALLY, ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO PLOTS WITH DIFFERENT EXPOSURES AND SOIL COMPOSITIONS. THE FIRST VINEYARD, PLANTED IN 1985, FACES SOUTH AND IS HOME TO PINOT BIANCO, ALBANA, TREBBIANO, AND RIESLING ITALICO. THE SECOND VINEYARD, PLANTED IN 2000, FACES NORTH AND FEATURES CHARDONNAY, INCROCIO MANZONI, PIGNOLETTO, AND BARBERA. IN THE WINERY, NO ADDITIVES OR SELECTED YEASTS ARE USED, AND WOOD IS PREFERRED FOR AGING.
BIANCO
GRAPES: PIGNOLETTO, PINOT BIANCO, ALBANA, TREBBIANO, RIESLING ITALICO, CHARDONNAY, MANZONI
STYLE: BIANCO
SOIL: MIXED
VINIFICATION: DIRECT PRESSED AND FERMENTED WITH NATIVE YEASTS, NO ADDED SULPHUR
ROSATO
GRAPES: BARBERA, PIGNOLETTO
STYLE: ROSATO
SOIL: MIXED
VINIFICATION: SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION WITH INDIGENOUS YEASTS, ÉLEVAGE IN STEEL AND CONCRETE, NO ADDED SULPHUR
ROSSO
GRAPES: BARBERA
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: MIXED
VINIFICATION: PARTIAL WHOLE-CLUSTER SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION, NO ADDED SULPHUR
GIANO
GRAPES: TREBBIANO,ALIONZA, PIGNOLETTO, SALSÀ, FRIULANO
STYLE: BIANCO SPUMANTE DOSAGGIO ZERO
SOIL: MIXED
VINIFICATION: SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION WITH INDIGENOUS YEASTS, NO ADDED SULPHUR