2021 Sottimano "Maté" Brachetto, Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE 100% Brachetto from the Mat vineyards 1. 1 hectare plot of 40+ year old Brachetto vines planted to limestone and clay in the zone of Treiso. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel for 8 months. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Andrea Sottimano and his father Rino produce wines of outstanding quality from thirteen lovingly cared for hectares in the Cott, Curr, Fausoni, Pajor and Basarin crus in the Treiso and Neive townships. Their

Having stood in just about every vineyard on the Central Coast

The primary soil of the region is clay-limestone

who call their rosé “Les Rascasses” (scorpion fish in French) as an homage to Lulu Peyraud

The aim of this collaboration is to create a great Blaye wine

Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau

Wines age for 24 months before bottling

The family has farmed organically since founding the winery in 1991

His minimal-intervention approach yields wines that are terroir-driven testaments to ancient plots on the steep banks of the Douro River

Along with her stunning Champagnes

Yecla is one of the country's oldest wine regions

many of the grower-producers are selling all the Champagne they can make

and all indigenous yeast fermentation