2022 Agricola Segretum 'Cinino' Frizzante

Region: Todi DOC < Umbria < Italy

Grape: Sangiovese

Vineyard/cellar stats: Certified organic/biodynamic farming (since 2009); gentle pressing for the run-off juice which is then transferred to stainless steel to spontaneously ferment with native yeast (about 30 days). Once complete, it is bottled in the ancestral method to complete fermentation in the bottle, with some sediment remaining (“col fondo”); undisgorged, no added sulfites; zero-zero; 11.8% ABV

• Woman co-owner & winemaker: Eileen Holland!
• Pretty pink pet-nat of Sangiovese
• Organic, biodynamic & no added sulfites - pure juice!
• Layers of cherry, strawberry and edgy, flinty minerals

More about Società Agricola Segretum:
Segretum is a remarkably charming small estate in the heart of the Umbrian countryside along the Tiber River Valley. Ready to leave behind their city life, Lorenzo de Monaco and Eileen Holland found this 'secret' spot (La Segreta) in 2009 and purchased about 30 hectares of land that would be planted with just over 5 hectares of indigenous grapes, as well as olive groves and a lovely agriturismo. A sincere respect for the land means everything is done by hand, with extreme dedication to the local traditions, and all of the crops that they harvest are certified organic to give extra regimen to their practices. At around 300 meters above sea level, the perfect Mediterranean climate suits their southwest-facing slope of vines perfectly for around 20,000 bottles annually, made mainly from the esteemed Sangiovese grape.