Tunia "Passatempo" Bianco Passito

FROM STEVEN GRAF: We first met Chiara and Francesca of Tunia in Chianti. They were at a table beside Elisabetta Montesissa, who was close with Francesca's partner Gulio Armani (the winemaker at Dinavolo and La Stoppa). Chiara's husband was close by at the Cantina Margo table. It felt like meeting a little microcosm of the Italian natural wine community, and while the wines were all different and full of their own character, I felt a strong affinity in perspective and transparency that informs much of what I think makes sense and doesn't in Italian wine today. The facts are these: Francesca and Chiara met in college where Francesca was studying Oenology and Chiara business. They decided to purchase a square plot of land in Arezzo, Chianti where vines were growing for the students of the University of Florence. What they've done with the block is profound. The vineyards are organic, biodynamic and lush with as many olive trees as grapevines. They make incredible olive oil we buy when the harvests are good. The cellar work is incomparable. Most of Tunia's great wines rest in large 24hl barrels for 5, 6, or 7 years, completely without sulphur or additions, just waiting for their perfect moment. Many of the current releases are from 10 year old harvests. This has been the philosophy since the start, and the result is a style that is both rustic and regal.

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