VENDEMMIA TARDIVA

Just a little pour of this on its own is all you need

Best served from the fridge

The story of Ottomani began with four friends who grew up together and turned a dream into reality. Not that far off from us girls at Crushed!

They graduated from the University of Florence with Oenology (that’s the science of wine) degrees and chose to separate for a while to get some exposure working in real wineries. With a few years of experience and some real savoir-faire in their back pockets, the boys came back together and purchased a farm of their own. In 2006, Ottomani was born with indigenous grape preservation and sustainability sowed into its mission statement.

They’re organic and biodynamic, they hand-harvest everything and don’t irrigate their vines. They’re working hard to preserve the biodiversity of the region by propagating traditional indigenous varieties like Ciliegiolo, Bonamico and Malvasi Nera (also known as Uva Rara – the rare grape). The wines are unfiltered & unfined.

It takes 3 years to make this late-harvested beauty. 3 YEARS! In teeny tiny 50-litre casks (a ‘normal’ barrel is 225 litres!

Place: Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
Grape: Trebbiano, Malvasia
Style: Sticky & sweet
Ingredients: Grapes + SO2