La Stoppa 'Ageno' Bianco 2020
The Wine
An ‘Orange’ wine made from Malvasia di Candia, Ortuga, and Trebbiano grapes and fermented on their skins for 10 months. It’s intense and rich, boasting an incredible aroma, powerful flavor, and prominent tannins. It offers slightly oxidative notes with a luscious burst of sweet apricot before the tannins completely dry out the palate. Fruity, oxidative, and irresistibly moreish - needs a tad of air to make it fully waken - handles a range of dishes - white meats - but is the ultimate match up with Sashimi!
The Details
Variety - Malvasia di Candia, Ortuga, and Trebbiano
Country - Italy
Region - Emilia-Romagna
Vintage - 2020
Extra - Cork
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
The natural wines of La Stoppa are among the most sought-after in Italy. Led by the intelligent and passionate owner Elena Pantaleoni and the multi-talented winemaker Giulio Armani, this small family-owned estate is nestled in the Trebbiola Valley, near the Trebbia River in the province of Piacenza.
The estate follows organic viticulture, using only copper and sulfur treatments in the vineyard. The vines are guyot-trained and planted at a density of 6,000 vines per hectare, resulting in exceptionally low yields. The vineyard is home to local grape varieties like Malvasia di Candia, Ortuga, Trebbiano, Bonarda, and Barbera, alongside small plots of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot introduced over a century ago by the French. All grapes are hand-harvested, and the winemaking adheres strictly to natural wine principles—no added yeast, no fining, no filtration, and minimal sulfur used only at bottling for young wines and Malvasia frizzante, with none for the rest.
