Ampeleia Alicante Toscana 2016

Ampeleia Alicante Toscana 2016Press 2 July 2025 Direct Press Selection Ampeleia may be familiar to some from their "Unlitro" bottling that is still one of the best gateway wines into natural wine. However, unlike some popular natural wines that are essentially just savvy branding covering up a fairly conventional large scale operation, Ampeleia is the real thing. Started in 2002 with a team that included the legendary Elisabetta Foradori, it has been led by Marco Tait for two

He wants more than great wines

under the mentorship of Gilles Azzoni

The Limited Addition wines are vivid

which may actually be true

whose vineyards — though surrounded by forested hills — still enjoy gentle breezes from the Adriatic less than 50 kilometers away

A lovely white wine that not only reflects the challenging terrain where Nunzio and his daughters are working

Organic fertilizers were abandoned four years ago in favor of soil aeration

bagna cauda

they work extensively with animals

but this vintage is mostly Nero d'Avola since Frappato yields were way down due to mildew

The grapes are destemmed

But it doesn’t stop there