Colle Florido "Il Postino" Vino Bianco, Abruzzo, Italy 2022

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THE WINE: 100% Trebbiano. This wine takes its name from the vineyard, which once belonged to the local postman (postino). The Trebbiano is pressed whole-cluster using a vertical press and left on the skins overnight; only the free-run must is used. Stainless steel and old barrique (Beaufort in Champagne) are used for fermentation and aging. After the malolactic is concluded the wine is bottled the following spring.

THE PRODUCER: After years of dancing around as a sommelier in some of the most elegant Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe, among which the beloved Il Pellicano on the Tuscan coast, Andrea Ugolotti left his polished dining room look for the rustic fields of Montalcino with a desire to learn about farming and making wine. With the meticulous air of someone who has cared for others his entire career, Andrea now tends to vineyards on his farm, Colle Florido, in Pianella, Abruzzo together with his wife, Daniela. They originally set out to make two wines, a white and a red, made from Trebbiano d’Abruzzo and Montepulciano, respectively.