Il Censo IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Njuro' 2019 Liguria and candied almonds

and candied almonds

Following a few months in amphora

It comes from a special selection of grapes harvested from several particularly well-placed parcels within the appellation (frequently from the Silanc and Siei vineyard sites)

Alexandre uses one-third whole bunches during the vinification

its fruit is crunchy and snappy rather than thick and juicy

Il Censo IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Njuro' 2019 Liguria and candied almondsProduced exclusively from the Perricone grape, also known in local dialect as njuro cane (the black dog); vineyards are farmed organically and grapes are harvested manually, with harvest usually taking place in October; fermentation occurs over two to three weeks with indigenous yeasts and minimal or no use of sulfur and without temperature control; the wine is neither fined nor filtered before bottling. This is a gutsy but elegant wine, not ferocious