Podere Casaccia - 'Priscus' - Sangiovese - Tuscany, IT - 2019

The Priscus is an old nobleman of Sangiovese, hailing back to tradition when this most typical of Tuscan varieties produced wines of lighter colour and delicate tannins. It’s born from a careful selection of ancient Sangiovese from old and younger vines farmed biodynamically, it ferments spontaneously with the skins for 15-20 days, sees a “batonnage sur lies” of another 6 and then ages in large wood for a few more months. Deeply expressive with sweet berries, light spices, iris petals, pomegranate chutney, gamey notes and complex balsamic accents.

Podere Casaccia is a biodynamic heaven in Scandicci, just a few km from Florence, comprised of a total of 12 hectares of woods, olive groves and vineyard. Roberto Moretti, later joined in the endeavor by his wife Lucia Mori, purchased the farm in 1999 and, inspired by their deep love for their land and natural wine, began recuperating old vines, some over 60 years old, and almost forgotten Tuscan varieties. From these revered ancient vineyards they used old clones of Malvasia Bianca, Pugnitello and Fogliatonda among others to plant new vines. They follow personally every step of the painstaking work in the vineyard, where a verdant biodiversity reigns supreme, and the natural vinification. The depth of emotional breadth and sense of terroir of these delightful wines is difficult to put into words. All wines see no addition of SO2.