Cantina Indigeno Bianco Bisint 2021
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| Management number | 253563610 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$13.60 | Model Number | 253563610 | ||
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Bianco Bisint is Cantina Indigeno's single-varietal expression of Montonico, a rare indigenous white grape grown in and around Bisenti, a hill town in the Teramo province of Abruzzo. The name "Bisint" is a direct reference to Bisenti, the village historically considered the heartland of this variety. Documented in the region since at least 1615, Montonico was once widely grown across Abruzzo for both table and wine use but declined sharply after the 1960s and is now cultivated on just over 70 hectares, almost exclusively in Teramo province.
The grapes are organically farmed on calcareous clay and stony limestone soils in the Teramo hills, at elevations typical of the Vomano Valley (roughly 300 to 700 meters above sea level). Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts, carried out without temperature control and with skin contact. The wine ages on its lees for eight months in fiberglass, settling naturally, then undergoes further refinement in bottle. No sulfur, fining agents, or filtration are used at any stage.
Montonico is characterized by its naturally low alcohol, high acidity, thick greenish-yellow skin, and a pale straw-to-green color in the glass. On the nose it shows citrus peel, white flowers, and a flinty, bread-crust quality. The palate is dry, mineral, and taut, with a slightly bitter finish typical of the variety. It is a wine built on nerve and texture rather than fruit weight.
Cantina Indigeno bottles this as a Vino d'Italia, outside the mainstream Abruzzo DOC designations, reflecting both the rarity of the grape and the winery's non-interventionist philosophy.
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