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DOMAINE BALLORIN
Producer
Casina di Burchio
Italy, Tuscany
Bibbiena, Arezzo
Bibbiena, Arezzo
3000 bottles in the cellar
Specialities: Red wine
Casina di Burchio is a small winery located in the Casentino area, in the province of Arezzo. More precisely, it's in Bibbiena, in a valley west of the town. There's a single 1.5-hectare vineyard with a north-south exposure on clay soil with a high mineral content.
The project is led by two very young individuals: Francesca, who has a degree in agricultural sciences, and her partner Filippo, who also comes from the agricultural world with his family's business. Together, they have breathed new life into the Casina di Burchio project, which began thanks to Franco, Francesca's father, who bought the farm in 1992 and created the vineyard with Syrah and Viognier.
The choice of grape varietals stemmed from Franco's great passion for the wines of the Rhône Valley. This choice quickly proved to be spot-on for the profound and characterful expressions of the wines from this area.
With only 3,000 bottles produced in total each year, it's a tiny project, but one of the highest quality!
Casentino: A New Wine Region
The Casentino is a very cool area. Until about 10 years ago, the wines produced here were unripe and very harsh. However, with the considerable increase in temperatures recently, an incredible balance has been achieved, especially for red wine, where the ripeness of the fruit is expressed in harmony with the tannins and freshness.
"The decision to make natural wine was there from the beginning, but for a very simple reason. Initially, we made wine for our own consumption, so the primary goal was to produce a genuine, high-quality food product."
In the cellar, only spontaneous fermentations occur. In the vineyard, there are few treatments, using only copper and sulfur. "We don't use herbicides here."
