Macchiona La Stoppa 2012
La Stoppa

Macchiona La Stoppa 2012

The Macchiona by La Stoppa is an intense red wine from Colli Piacentini, macereted on the skins for 30 days and aged 12 months in oak barrels and at least 24 months in bottle. The bouquet is appealing, with spicy and fruity scents. The taste is refined and fresh, with a genuine character and a beautiful intensity, coherent with the nose

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£36.60

Features

Denomination

Emilia IGT

Vines

Barbera 50%, Bonarda 50%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

14.5 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Vinification

Maceration on the skins for 30 days only using indigenous yeasts

Aging

12 months in Slavonian oak barrels and and at least 24 months in the bottle

Filosofia produttiva

Indigenous yeasts, No added sulfites or minimum, Independent Winegrowners, Triple A, Natural

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

MACCHIONA LA STOPPA 2012 DESCRIPTION

La Macchiona is a wine that excites because of its direct and rustic traits, drawing an accurate portrait of the Colli Piacentini. Elena Pantaleoni's is a story of unconditional love for her land, from the time of the acquisition of La Stoppa winery in 1973 and growing over the years with the firm conviction that the best way to express the territory and its fruit was to intervene as least as possible. Fundamental to the full achievement of this project was the contribution of winemaker Giulio Armani, a firm believer in agriculture that envisages only copper and sulfur as treatments in the vineyard, followed by winemaking that allows the liquid a chance to express itself spontaneously.

The Macchiona red wine consists of 50 per cent Barbera and 50 per cent Bonarda. The name comes from a farmhouse located in the middle of the vineyards and already hints at some of the characteristics of the wine produced, such as the intense colouring. No fertilization, weeding or pesticides, but only small doses of copper and sulfur, if necessary, to allow the vines to express themselves in the most multifaceted way possible. The vines, which rest on calcareous clay soil, are between 10 and 60 years old. Long macerations lasting approximately 30 days and fermentations exclusively driven by indigenous yeasts characterize a well-defined philosophy, with the liquid maturing for about 12 months in large Slavonian oak barrels and at least two additional years in the bottle without undergoing any filtration.

La Macchiona della Stoppa reveals itself in the glass with a deep ruby red of remarkable intensity. To the nose, it dances between sensations of various kinds, alternating lashings of dark berry fruits with rustic and territorial hints of leather and earth. It seduces by showing itself so bluntly, unfiltered. The sip is impetuous, filling the palate with a perfectly balanced combination of meatiness and freshness, leaving a long persistence. A great candidate to become one of your favourite wines. 

Colour

Strong ruby red

Scent

Appealing, spicy, fruity, with rustic notes of underbush

Taste

Refined, fresh, sincere, very intense and persistent on the palate

Temperature
18°-20°C
When to open
To enjoy it at its best, we recommend you to let the wine 'breathe' at least 1 or 2 hours before serving
When to drink
Wine in its full maturity, perfect to drink right away
Glass
Large goblet
Perfect for red wines with good structure and intensity, which need oxygenation to open up and develop their intense and complex aromas

La Stoppa

Foundation Year1973
Vineyard hectares30
Annual production110.000 bt
WinemakerGiulio Armani
AddressLoc. Ancarano - 29029 Rivergaro (PC)

Perfect to drink with

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Roasted and Grilled Meat

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Game

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Aged Cheese

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Red Meat Stew

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Pasta Bolognese