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2023 Tenuta Foresto - Leuto

$51.00

Producer | Tenuta Foresto

Region | Piedmont

Variety | Cortese

Alcohol | 12.5%

From a tiny, 0.8-hectare west-facing vineyard in Piedmont, Leuto is an expressive and carefully crafted white from 50-year-old vines. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented in 30 hl truncated conical oak vats, spending about 20 days on the skins with 3–4 gentle manual punch downs per day, allowing spontaneous fermentation to unfold naturally. After racking, the wine is aged for 8 months in 700 L tonneaux and 2 months in bottle. The wine reflects its clay and tuff soils, offering a textured, aromatic palate with notes of citrus, stone fruit, and herbs.

Producer | Tenuta Foresto

Region | Piedmont

Variety | Cortese

Alcohol | 12.5%

From a tiny, 0.8-hectare west-facing vineyard in Piedmont, Leuto is an expressive and carefully crafted white from 50-year-old vines. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented in 30 hl truncated conical oak vats, spending about 20 days on the skins with 3–4 gentle manual punch downs per day, allowing spontaneous fermentation to unfold naturally. After racking, the wine is aged for 8 months in 700 L tonneaux and 2 months in bottle. The wine reflects its clay and tuff soils, offering a textured, aromatic palate with notes of citrus, stone fruit, and herbs.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

Tenuta Foresto is located in the province of Asti, in Nizza Monferrato, which is the centre of the ‘Nizza’ DOCG in the heart of Piemonte. The estate is led by Francesco Pozzobon, who is originally from Veneto. It covers eight hectares, with around six planted with vines.

Francesco works primarily with Barbera, Cortese, Moscato, and Chardonnay. All of his vines farmed organically and following the Fukuoka method. Nizza Monferrato produces genuine wines that represent not only the different varietals and ‘terroirs’ but above all the powerful imprint of nature.

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