Macchiona LA STOPPA, Elena Pantaleoni, Rivergaro, Emilia-Romagna 2009 Saumur Blanc ‘Le Bourg’ This bottling of 100% Niellucciu

This bottling of 100% Niellucciu showcases the dark

and salty sea air

once collected and brought to the premises used for the vinification of Cascina Roccalini

with lively acidity and red fruit flavor

"Kressi has been one of Switzerland's best-kept secrets for years

Macchiona LA STOPPA, Elena Pantaleoni, Rivergaro, Emilia-Romagna 2009 Saumur Blanc ‘Le Bourg’ This bottling of 100% NiellucciuRIVERGARO, Emilia Romagna La Stoppa spreads on 30 hectares of vines and 28 ha of forest on the first slopes of the Apennins in the South West part of Piacenza, at about 250 meters high. Here is a silty clay heavy soil, summers are dry and hot, and rains fall at end of automn or early spring. Elena Pantaleoni, the winemaker took over the family estate in 1993, helped by Giulio Armani, she rapidly guided the production toward the organic farming rules