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DOMAINE BALLORIN
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Red wine
Producer: J G Benda
Pietrafocaia di Sopra 2021 Toscana IGT
Italy, TuscanyMontalcino, Siena
0.75L
14% Vol.
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel of 100% destemmed grapes for a duration of 3 weeks.
Aging:
for 28 months in large French oak casks followed by at least 21 months of bottle aging
Serving temperature: 18-20° C
Allergens: contiene solfitiThe Pietrafocaia 2021 by John Benda (Podere di Sopra) is one of the most luminous and fascinating expressions of Sangiovese from Montalcino. This vintage represents a milestone of rare harmony, where artisanal mastery and the generosity of this Montalcino slope merge into a sip of pure elegance.
100% Sangiovese, originating from a vineyard of approximately one hectare planted in the mid-90s.
Pietrafocaia 2021 is born from soils rich in pietraforte, limestone, and galestro at an altitude of about 520 meters. The work in the vineyard and the choice not to "touch up" the wine in the cellar allow this label to express a sharp minerality and a vibrant tension, typical of high-altitude Sangiovese from Montalcino.
This wine is a true gem for lovers of verticality and refinement. It is a bottle that is already moving today for its completeness and harmony, but which possesses such vitality as to promise a radiant evolution over time.
From the producer
J G Benda
A new face for one of Italy's most important wine hills, Montalcino. He is John Benda, an English mother who grew up in Rome and lived many years in London, where his great passion for wine was born.
The winery, consisting of 2 hectares of vineyards surrounded by 16 hectares of estate woodland, is run together with his Australian partner Zoe Johnson. The vineyards are located between 520 and 550 meters above sea level below the Lume Spento pass in the direction of Tavarnelle. Surrounded by woods the 2 vineyards are born on different rock formations. The first vineyard, planted in 2006, is characterized by stone-stone based soils, dating back to the geological period of the Upper Cretaceous, with alternating gray marl: in these soils the presence of sand exceeds 60% bringing great elegance to the wines.
The second vineyard is older, planted in the 1990s on a rock formation dating back to the Paleocene period, where the soil has outcrops of quartzose-feldspathic siltstones and Galestro, all supported by a high presence of limestone.
