NV Mirco Mariotti Smarazen Bianco

Mirco Mariotti grew up in eastern Emilia-Romagna (the Romagna side of things), near the beaches of the Bosco Eliceo (which got its DOC status in 1989), which runs along the coast from Ravenna to Mesola and the border with the Veneto. This is the Adriatic coast, just south of the Po River delta and about 75km from the Venetian Lagoon.

Many of the vines in the Bosco are planted directly in the sand. Because sand is phylloxera-resistant, the age of many of these vines is extremely old, with some over 100 years old, and the average for this wine around 80 years. The 100 year old+ vines remain un-grafted on their own rootstock, extremely rare in Europe. Some of the oldest vines have roots over 7 feet deep in the sand.

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Trebbiano Romagnolo (which makes up 70% of this wine) is one of the many distinct trebbiano varietals extant in Europe. The Romagnolo cultivar is ancient and indigenous to Emilia-Romagna, documented as early as 1300. Malvasia di Candia (which makes up the other 30%), one of the many distinct malvasia varietals in Europe, is named after the Greek port on the island of Crete, from where the grape is believed to have originated long ago.

This wine is absolutely delicious, frizzante, or half-sparkling, using methode champenoise, and bottled unfiltered. Perfect for summer, for picnics in the park with light cheeses and crackers, cured meats, and fresh watermelon slices, or oysters.

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