2021 Tenuta di Carleone 'Il Guercio' Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy Patrick Piuze Each plot is vinified separately

Each plot is vinified separately

Australian Ben Caldwell and Mexican Marco Ruiz Cantú met in oenology school and launched Somos (“we are” in Spanish) in 2016 with a focus on alternative varietals and making wines as naturally as possible

Grafschafter Sonnenberg

whose family started making Vin Jaune in 1992

planted at 150 meters altitude on silty loam soils with silica

2021 Tenuta di Carleone 'Il Guercio' Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy Patrick Piuze Each plot is vinified separatelySelected from an old, terraced vineyard just outside the hamlet of Lamole. The grapes are picked late to get maximum ripeness from this wonderful high lying vineyard. Spontaneous fermentation in cement and a small portion of the wine is crushed by foot and begins fermentation in an open bin. About 30% whole cluster, the rest of the grapes are destemmed. Maceration of four months, with very small pump overs performed over time. Aged 12 months in