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Essentials
Region
Italy > Piedmont
Appellation
DOC Monferrato
Grapes
Nibiö
Soil
N/A
Facts
No added SO2, Native yeast, Unfiltered, Unfined, Organic certified (Euro leaf), Organic certified (USDA), Vinnatur, Practicing biodynamic
ABV
14.5 %
Residual Sugar
N/A
Sulfite Level
N/A
Total Acidity
N/A
Production (Bottles)
N/A
The vineyard
Ovada
Age of the wines
N/A
Altitude
N/A
Size
N/A
The cellar
Natural fermentation with wild yeast. Aged a year in neutral used oak barriques, refined in bottles. No added SO2 during fermentation, aging or bottling. Unfined and unfiltered.
Vessel
neutral oak, Neutral oak
Elevage
Aged a year in neutral used oak barriques, refined in bottles.
Ventipassi means “twenty steps”. This name was inspired by the measure from the edge of the field to the first pole of the first row of vines. This red wine is Forti del Vento’s attempt to rediscover the Nibiö grape, an ancestor of the Dolcetto grape that was only grown in small parts of the Alessandria province and that was at risk of extinction. It’s a particular red wine, expressing deeply the fruit, but yet very structured and long. It’s vinification follow a very similar path as Ottotori, vinified and aged first in wooden barrels.
Ventipassi means “twenty steps”. This name was inspired by the measure from the edge of the field to the first pole of the first row of vines. This red wine is Forti del Vento’s attempt to rediscover the Nibiö grape, an ancestor of the Dolcetto grape that was only grown in small parts of the Alessandria province and that was at risk of extinction. It’s a particular red wine, expressing deeply the fruit, but yet very structured and long. It’s vinification follow a very similar path as Ottotori, vinified and aged first in wooden barrels.
About Forti del Vento
Forti del Vento is an artisanal winery in Piedmont , in the region of Ovada , producing natural wines with minimal intervention and no additives , mostly from native grapes . Forti del Vento (“strengthened by the wind”) , is a name inspired by the castles of the northern part of the Monferrato region in Piedmont , and the winds that blow on the rolling hills of Castelletto D’Orba . The name is also a reflection of the strong passion that guides Marco Tacchino and Tomaso Armento , lifelong friends who run the winery . They are joined by Marco's life partnet , Manuela , who also runs a family restaurant . All of them come from wine-loving families and They inherited the passion from their grandparents , ...