2022 Poggio Anima Il Mostro 'Longana' Rosato Frizzante

Region: Chieti < Abruzzo < Italy Grapes: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming; some whole cluster; ancestral method with bottle fermentation; unfermented juice used to top off bottles before crown capping, released undisgorged, with minimal SO2 at bottling only; 12.5% ABV Winemaker: Riccardo Campinoti + Nicola JasciNEW VINTAGE!  Poggio Anima is a joint venture between one of Tuscany's biodynamic leaders, Riccardo Campinoti of 'Le Ragnaie' (and maker of this orange wine and this light red in the April mix) and his American importer, Ronnie Sanders from Vine Street imports.  They call their series of pet'nats 'll Mostro' (“The Monster”) after the bedtime tales European parents use to make their kids shut up and go to sleep. Poggio Anima translates to ‘Hill of Soul', because Riccardo explains the goal of the project is "to capture the ‘soul’ of each vineyard and grape. No manipulation, no water, sugar, etc. Just the pure expression of the fruit an