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Ansonica
Known in Sicily with the name of Insolia, Ansonica is one of the oldest if not the oldest grapes of the Italian peninsula. Originally from Trinacria, it then spread to Sardinia and Tuscany, where it finds its ideal habitat especially on the island of Elba and to a lesser extent on the island of Giglio. Some studies hypothesize that Ansonica is instead a grape variety imported from France, and its name could derive from Ansoria, which in turn would originate from the term of French origin sorie, but this hypothesis has not yet found a solid objective result.
Toscana IGT Ansonica Scoglio Nero 2019 Tenuta Isola nel Giglio
The Scoglio Nero white wine from the Isola nel Giglio estate was born from the project of Philippe Austruy, a French entrepreneur who already owned Château Peyrassol in Provence. The wine is produced with 100% Ansonica grapes, grown on granite sand soils dating back 5 million years. The climate is arid Mediterranean with little rainfall during the vine growing season.
After manual harvesting in the first ten days of September, the grapes are destemmed and fermented without pressing in steel conta...
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