Producer Vino Leoni - Soc. Agricola le Grotte

EMILIA ROMAGNA

Claudio and Guido Leoni's company is located in the center of the Romagna hills, in Roncofreddo, where the famous Rubicone river flows, about 20 km from the Adriatic sea. The two brothers in a territory certainly not valued as it should and could be, have succeeded in producing fully convincing wines, as is rarely found in these parts. Their adventure begins in 2013, when they begin to take care of 2 hectares of vineyards of more than forty years grown with passion and in a natural way without pesticides or herbicides. Sangiovese, Bianchello, Albana and Barbera vineyards that have never seen chemicals. Harvest entirely by hand, and in the cellar the winemaking process takes place with the same respect for the raw material; spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, no fining or filtration, use of sulfur dioxide in homeopathic doses. The resulting wines are genuine, straightforward, direct, sincere, easy to drink and immediately enjoyable: the qualities that are expected to be found in these parts, but which are instead so rare ...