Ageno 2020 - La Stoppa

Ageno - La Stoppa

Ageno is an intense macerated white wine with an eighty personality from a blend of local white grapes. The grapes come from old 40-year-old organic-grown vines, located on clay-loamy soils. Fermentation is spontaneous in steel tanks with maceration for 30 days. It then refines on the fine lees for 12 months, half in a steel tank and half in used French oak barrels. No clarification and filtration before bottling. Ageno is an amber yellow wine due to the long maceration on the skins. The nose is very aromatic and powerful with hints of red berry fruits, apple and spicy notes. On the palate we perceive its beautiful fleshiness, tannins and freshness.

Service

We taste the Ageno at a temperature of 10/12 ° in tulip goblets. Wine to drink immediately but left a few years in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairings

The Ageno accompanies the appetizers and the second fish dishes, to try with ricotta ricotta cakes with herbs.

Cellar: The Stoppa

Stoppa is on the slopes of the Tumulus valley, in the province of Piacenza, near the river Trebbia. Historical company was founded more than a hundred years ago by lawyer Ageno, an exuberant and charismatic character who started planting French vineyards and gave curious name wines; Pinò, Bordò and Bordò Bianco. In 1973 the Pantaleone family acquired the property and in a short time put the vineyards and the cellar. Today, the company is led by Elena Pantaleoni who, with the valuable help of Giulio Armani, cultivates about 30 hectares of vineyards planted in Barbera, Malvasia of Candia Aromatica, Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Semillon. Elena immediately decided to convert the methods of processing into vineyards according to biological practices and respect for nature, which is facilitated by the low natural yields given by both its old vineyards and poor soil, which results in products already born In a vineyard that does not need excessive work in the cellar. La Stoppa's wines are authentic, true, natural wines that reflect Elena's words: "The task of man is to understand the territory in which he lives, enhancing the specific expressions and manifestations of the fruits of nature."