Montemarino Cascina degli Ulivi - Bellotti 2018
Winegrower's winesThe Montemarino by Cascina degli Ulivi is a white wine made from grapes of old vines worked in biodynamic and macerated for 3 days on the skins. On the nose it is generous, with notes of ripe fruit, hazelnut and caramel, with scents of flint. On the palate it is elegant, markedly mineral and savory, fresh and consistent. Wine made with old style artisanal methods, Triple A
The Montemarino from Cascina degli Ulivi - Bellotti is a white wine with a bold personality, a legacy of one of the winemakers who made the history of artisanal wine. If it is true that enology and agriculture are an inseparable pair, the figure of Stefano Bellotti has enriched both fields thanks to a visionary and pioneering outlook. Among the first staunch supporters of biodynamics, having adopted it in the mid-80s, Stefano paved the way for new generations of winemakers, although he was initially considered visionary and even esoteric. A posthumous vindication for Stefano, as biodynamics is now embraced by some of the world's most renowned wineries, although his role extended beyond this to the enhancement of a territory often overlooked by impersonal productions, giving life to wines capable of virtuously challenging time. A great cultural legacy that cannot be wasted.
The Montemarino white comes from vineyards over 60 years old that rest on limestone soils. In the vineyard, meticulous and careful work has always been done, maintaining very low yields and respecting the natural balance of the territory, following the principles of biodynamics and intervening (only if necessary) with natural preparations, copper, and a bit of sulfur. In the winery, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation continues with a brief maceration on the skins. Finally, the wine does not undergo any addition of sulfur dioxide.
The Montemarino wine presents itself in the glass with an intense straw-yellow color that shifts towards golden. A complex and multifaceted nose, which expresses itself with the overwhelming graduality of great artisanal wines, and unfolds in succession notes of ripe fruit, hazelnut, caramel, and salty bursts. The sip is splendid, rhythmic, and vital but at the same time has a rich and seductive texture, elongated by a remarkable saline push. An indispensable icon of Italian wine.