La Stoppa
La Stoppa
La Stoppa 2019 Trebbiolo Rosso
Italian Red
$36.99
Bright red in colour, this blend offers cherry, balsamic herbs and subtle woody notes, with dark fruit, tobacco and coffee also present. The palate is round, harmonious and youthful. Barbera accounts for sixty percent and Croatina forty percent. Organic farming uses neither fertilizer, herbicide nor pesticide. Skin maceration lasts twenty days. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and cement tanks.
La Stoppa 2015 Ageno Emilia Bianco IGT
Italian White
$63.99
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica forms ninety percent of the blend, with Ortrugo and Trebbiano making up the balance. The grapes come from twenty-year-old vines on red clay and silt. Skin maceration lasts four months in stainless steel, and fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts. Maturation lasts eighteen months in used foudres. The wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur dioxide.
La Stoppa 2010 Barbera della Stoppa Emilia Barbera IGT
Italian Red
$74.99
Black fruit, sous bois, liquorice and coffee accompany an intense red colour with earthy reflections. The wine is long and full-bodied. Barbera is fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and remains on the skins for forty days in stainless steel or concrete. Maturation uses seasoned French oak and larger wooden vats. It is bottled without filtration or clarification and may contain sediment.
La Stoppa 2003 Stoppa Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
$69.99
Mature fruit and spices accompany a red with soft structure and good acidity. The blend is forty percent Cabernet Sauvignon, forty percent Merlot and twenty percent other Bordeaux varieties. Fermentation uses native yeasts, followed by roughly thirty days of maceration. The wine spends fourteen months in barriques and carries fifteen percent alcohol. Its regional origin is Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy.