Marco Carpineti "Tufaliccio" 2020

Lazio is the region surrounding Rome and, as does the rest of Italy, has a long history of winemaking, though the wines remain relatively obscure. Lazio is actually a fascinating land with limestone and volcanic soils. Here, producers were making natural/minimal intervention wines for export before it was trendy.

Carpineti is a small family run operation in the town of Cori, a Medieval town in the forgotten hills of Lazio. Just about 50km outside of Rome. Herbicides, chemical fertilizers and synthetic products are not used in the estate of Marco Carpineti. Carpineti cultivates the native Lazio varieties of Greco Giallo, Bellone, Moro, Nero Buono, and Cesanese. 

The Tufaliccio is a blend of old vine Montepulciano and the native Lazio variety, Cesanese.