Why this name?

Dante Alighieri, in his Divine Comedy, to explain why Latin poet Virgilio wasn’t allowed in Heaven, has him say: “Because I was rebellious against God’s law” (since he was born before the Christian era).

In this way we want our wine to be “rebellious” against the common wisdom that Tuscany can’t produce great white wines.

This is the challenge we took up with this great Tuscany wine. It’s powerful and delicate, sapid but fresh, with hints of grapefruit, mirabelle and elegant mineralogy.

Varieties: Riesling 60%, Malvasia/Chardonnay 40% (percentages of this quota change according to the vintage)

Extension and exposure of the vineyard: 1 Ha North-East

Age of the vineyard: 10 years

Altitude: 200 m a.s.l.

Soil: Marine and lacustrine clay with palombino limestone

Planting density and training method: 5200 plants/ha spurred cordon

Harvest method and period: Manual harvest, last week of August

Wine making process: Destemming, temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation (max. 16-17°C) of the free-run must

Yeasts: Cultured 

Aging: 4 months on the lees in steel vats

Alcohol volume: 13° Vol.

Total acidity: 6 gr/l

Free sulfur dioxide: 25 mg/l

Aging potential: 3 years

Tasting notes
Colour: Pale straw yellow.
Bouquet: Aromas of grapefruit and yellow melon.
Taste: Very balanced between the freshness of citrus fruits and the softness of exotic fruits. Powerful and elegant, with a refreshing minerality and a slightly aromatic finish given by Malvasia.

Serving temperature: 8°

Food pairings: Excellent as aperitif, tuna fish tartare, wild smoked salmon, salt-baked sea bream, grilled swordfish.