{"product_id":"2019-gasparda-rosso-suetta","title":"2019 Gasparda Rosso 'Suetta'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Piemonte \u0026lt; Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBarbera, Grignolino, Freisa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Biodynamic farming; marl and white limestone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esoils; field blend, co-fermented, direct press, aged in fiberglass; no filtering or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eclarification; no additions of any kind, including So2; zero-zero; 41 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecases; 13.5% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Roberto Salvaneschi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Salvaneschi family has been making wine for 3 generations, but it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewasn’t until 2010 that they decided to produce their own label and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eactually sell it.  In 2013, Patritzia and Pietro Salvaneschi purchased\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe Cascina Gasparda farmhouse and its 7 hectares of vineyards, which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethey run with the help of their sons Roberto and Mauro.  They also set \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eup a farmstay that can accommodate 20 people with a family philosophy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof eating and preparing what they grow - “zero food (and wine) miles”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the family,  everything starts with respect, health, and rhythms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the natural environment as well as the respect and health of those \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewho will walk through their vineyards and are nourished from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eproducts of their land.   Roberto is honest when he says to live as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaker you have to want it and it has to come from within - it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecannot be approached just as business or because it’s in fashion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWines that are purely business lack soul. As a boy he disliked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eviticulture, probably because it was an obligatory weekend job and not \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea choice at the time. But the connection to nature was always there \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor him and he was lured away from a technical design job and back to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe vineyards when his family acquired the property. Roberto’s key \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprinciple is  safeguarding and preserving the soil for future \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egenerations. He’ll never wax on and participate in fake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estorytelling...he’ll only ask that you walk the vineyards and explore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe wines to truly understand their unique expression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe vineyard from which this wine hails was planted in 1969, with many different grapes in the same vineyard and even in the same row, a mix of Barbera, Grignolino, Freisa and probably a few other randos.  Roberto says that Suetta is a wine without tricks, from grapes harvested and vinified all together, one that defines that specific place and vintage.  It's a bright ruby red in the glass, with classic autumnal notes of ripe plum, black pepper, violet, and leather, finishing with earthy undertones and a healthy tannic grip.  Lighter and fresher than a straight up Barbera, this wine definitely needs food but is light enough for a slight chill and a simple pasta or veggie dish.  No big piece of meat required to tame this cute this cute little Piemontese critter.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242806038811,"sku":"okj1792016259845","price":17.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/3923\/0491\/files\/2019-gasparda-rosso-suetta_1.jpg?v=1792016267","url":"https:\/\/closetrodcladwear.shop\/products\/2019-gasparda-rosso-suetta","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}