2024 Fletcher Wines 'Cantina della Stazione' Favorita, Piedmont, Italy Villa Calicantus Sangiovese fruit is harvested by

Sangiovese fruit is harvested by hand

this Cinsault vineyard is certainly the oldest of its kind in the United States

They chose to plant a mix of the traditional grapes: Syrah

then shipped back down to our Brooklyn distillery

western border of Dão) and sits on a pocket of extremely chalky soils with intermittent dollops of sand

2024 Fletcher Wines 'Cantina della Stazione' Favorita, Piedmont, Italy Villa Calicantus Sangiovese fruit is harvested byThe langhe Favorita D. O. C. comes from a single one hectare estate vineyard in Alba planted with 60 year old vines. Once widely grown but now increasingly rare in the Langhe, Favorita (a close cousin of Vermentino) shows remarkable potential when farmed for low yields and complexity. Fletcher harvests in two passes: an early pick for nerve and acidity, and a later pick for depth and fruit richness, keeping annual production to about 2,000 bottles.