Sottimano - Cottá Barbaresco 2018 Don't let the massive heavyweight

Don't let the massive heavyweight bottles fool you

Nestled in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys

The CUMA wines from Michel Torino come from the high altitude vineyards of the Calchaqui Valley

Their eleven hectares of land is mostly decomposed granite

This cider is also made from over 20 varieties of entirely organic apples (completely different apples from the dry cider) including French cider varieties and heirloom apples picked from historic Salt Spring orchards

Sottimano - Cottá Barbaresco 2018 Don't let the massive heavyweightAndrea Sottimano and his father, Rino, produce highly regarded, structural, age worthy wines from their 13 hectares across Barbaresco. This comes from 50 70 year old nebbiolo in the heralded Cott vineyard (between Neive and Barbaresco) and its limestone clay soils. Maceration and native fermentation lasted around 40 days in French barrels (15% new wood), where it remained for two years (half with lees). It was bottled without fining or filtration.