Conestabile della Staffa NuovO 2020
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| Management number | 253563510 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$12.00 | Model Number | 253563510 | ||
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NuovO is a blend of 90% Sangiovese with 10% Ciliegiolo and Aleatico from Danilo Marcucci's estate in Monte Melino, a hilltop hamlet just outside Perugia in the Trasimeno-Perugino subzone of Umbria. The vineyards sit at 250–300 meters on clay soils over a calcareous marl base, planted in the early 1970s and never treated with chemicals. The wine is filed under Umbria IGT.
Marcucci uses a semi-carbonic vinification approach: partially destemmed fruit goes into an open-top fermenter with some whole clusters, fermented with native yeasts and a submerged cap, no temperature control. After fermentation the wine is aged in a vintage fiberglass tank from the 1970s — the same tank depicted on the label, which resembles the Apollo Moon Lander. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with zero added sulfur.
The wine is named NuovO as a nod to Beaujolais Nouveau, applying that early-release, carbonic-maceration logic to Umbrian grapes. At 10.5% ABV it lands on the lighter end of the red spectrum: high-toned, juicy red fruit, lifted floral notes from the Aleatico, and a clean, bright finish driven by Sangiovese acidity. Chill it down.
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