2020 Leuto
2020 Leuto
Four huge hailstorms decimated Pauline & Francesco’s white varieties in 2020. With such damage, they decided to halve the usual maceration times. Leuto is fresher and more nimble than 2019, though no less delicious.
Cuvée: Leuto
Style: Still
Colour: Skin
Grapes/Blend: Cortese
ABV: 13.5%
Vintage: 2020
Winemaking: 50 year old vines. Grapes are de-stemmed and placed into 30hl truncated-cone shaped oak vats for 10 days, spontaneous fermentation takes place whilst on the skins, no temperature control. After racking the wine is moved to 700l tonneaux for 8 months. Bottled unfined & unfiltered.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Clay and tuff and a small percentage of calcareous sediments
Young vignerons from Nizza Monferrato have finally made their dream come true and created a place where they can grow their own grapes: in the heart of the UNESCO site of Piedmont region. They farm Barbera, Moscato, Cortese and Chardonnay following a rather holistic approach for a low impact on the eco-system.