Producer Cantina Ortaccio

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Cantina ortaccio, a stone's throw from Lake Bolsena and a few kilometers from the border with Tuscany, is the project carried out by Massimo, an innkeeper and a long-time wine lover, and Patrizia, who came to wine later. It is a life changing project! The vineyards, some of which are ungrafted, are located between Gradoli and Latera, in a territory of volcanic origin located between 400 and 550 meters above sea level. The vines, grown without the use of synthetic products, are those of the local tradition: Trebbiano, Procanico and Malvasia for the white and Sangiovese, Grechetto and Ciliegiolo for the red. The grapes, harvested on the same day, are de-stemmed by hand, pressed with the feet and fermented with only indigenous yeasts. The cellar is the result of Patrizia's work as an architect: the narrow tunnels, dug by hand in the tuff in antiquity and now restored, give life to an ideal environment with a constant temperature both in summer and winter. Massimo and Patrizia recover ancient flavors and offer serious, sincere and intact wines.