Valli Unite
Costa Vescovato (AL) - PIEDMONT
Valli Unite, was established in 1981 as a certified organic cooperative in Costa Vescovato, in the south-eastern corner of the Piedmont region. It emerged from the determination of three young farmers to stay on the land. They were joined by others from a variety of personal and professional backgrounds looking to forge a new lifestyle in which income was not the main driver.
Today Valli Unite – united valleys – is a cooperative of some 35 individuals working 100 hectares of land. Some 25 hectares are dedicated to vines, with the rest being a combination of pasture, forage land, cereal crops, vegetable gardens and woods.
In 2007 Alessandro Poretti arrived at the cooperative. An ambitious winemaker with excellent ideas, he was determined to produce wine in the most natural and authentic way possible. Under his influence new techniques were adopted, including spontaneous fermentation, little filtration and low use of sulphur.
The wines of Valli Unite are fresh, honest expressions of the honourable toil of the cooperative’s members.
Producer | Valli Unite
Region | Piedmont
Variety | Cortese
Alcohol | 12%
Early pick of Cortese grapes. This sparkling wine is produced with an ancestral method. The wine is first fermented in stainless steel, then a frozen must from the same vintage is added before bottling, to restart the fermentation. Crisp nose with gentle apple aromas and delicate stone fruits flavours. Sharp, acidic palate of herbs and white fruit. Super refreshing.
Producer | Valli Unite
Region | Piedmont
Variety | Barbera, Dolcetto, Merlot
Alcohol | 13%
A classic Piedmontese blend of Barbera, Dolcetto and Merlot, with each variety fermented separately in stainless steel before being skilfully blended by winemaker Alessandro Poretti. The wine then rests for a few months in concrete before bottling.
Juicy and generous, with flavours of dark berries and ripe cherry, balanced by lively acidity and soft, approachable tannins. Fresh, honest and wonderfully easy to drink. A proper everyday red, best enjoyed with a little chill.
Producer | Valli Unite
Region | Piedmont
Variety | Cortese
Alcohol | 12%
A fresh and uncomplicated white made from young-vine Cortese, with 24 hours of skin contact before spontaneous fermentation and aging in stainless steel.
Bright and lively, with fresh citrus and orchard fruit, good acidity and a subtle textural grip from the skin contact.
Producer | Valli Unite
Region | Piedmont
Variety | Cortese
Alcohol | 11.5%
Made from mostly old-vine Cortese, fermented with a short skin contact and kept unsulfured in a dedicated tank. The result is a lively white with bright acidity, grassy aromatics and a fresh, energetic palate.