Giovanni Mesina Ciliegiozzo Frizzante 2018
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| Management number | 253691584 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$16.40 | Model Number | 253691584 | ||
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Giovanni Battista Mesina farms just under 3 hectares on the wind-swept hills of Pianello, northeast of Perugia, at roughly 300 meters elevation. The soils are a mix of marl and limestone, remnants of an ancient salt lake. Ciliegiolo, Sangiovese, Vernaccia Rossa, and Vermentino share the land with olive trees and a flock of over 1,000 sheep. The farm is run organically, with no synthetic inputs in the vineyard.
Ciliegiozzo is made from 100% Ciliegiolo harvested by hand and direct-pressed with no skin contact. The juice undergoes partial primary fermentation in an open-top resin tank, then moves to fiberglass for aging through winter. In February, the wine is bottled with frozen must from the same harvest, triggering a natural secondary fermentation in the bottle. No sulfites added, unfiltered, unfined.
Ciliegiolo is a central Italian red variety whose name translates literally to 'little cherry.' In Umbria, it produces lighter, more tensile wines than in Tuscany, with pronounced red fruit character and lively acidity. As a sparkling rosato, the Ciliegiozzo shows that character at its most vivid: bright, low-tannin, and driven by fresh fruit and natural effervescence. Only around 55 cases were produced in 2018.
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