2021 FUSO + Federico Russo ‘TÈH’ Rosso Piemonte

Region: Monferrato Astigiano < Piemonte < ItalyGrapes: Barbera, Grignolino, Freisa, BonardaVineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified Organic farming; White marine limestone and sandy soils; field blend, co-fermented, direct press, aged in fiberglass; no filtering or clarification; 40ppm So2 added at bottling; 12.5% ABVWinemaker: Federico RussoFUSO is a collaboration project between natural wine importer Portofino with organic grower/vignerons in different Italian regions to produce "Italy’s natural and characterful daily drinkers from farmers and producers who are our long time friends and colleagues".Here they partner with Crotin 1897, the Russo family’s cantina and agriturismo run by matriarch Daniela and her three sons.  Daniela also holds down a day job (she's an animal veterinarian, specializing in homeopathic and natural medicine) so her Federico, Marcello and Corrado manage the vineyards and cellar.  Crotin, which in Piemontese dialect means “small cellar.”  The family is fully com