Tunia
Megliotardi
Megliotardi
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Megliotardi is a Vermentino with an unusual story. It began as a made-to-order late-harvest wine, but the buyer disappeared and the barrique was forgotten in the cellar behind the Vin Santo barrels. Years later it was found again, tasted with caution, and bottled under a name that plays on the Italian phrase “better late than never”.
Made from organic grapes, it spent a long time on the skins, fermented with native yeasts, and aged in a barrique that was not topped up, giving the wine a deep, oxidative character. Although late-harvest wines often suggest sweetness, this one is dry, warm and full on the palate. Expect an intense golden colour, with flavours of dried fruit, candied citrus and Mediterranean herbs. It is best served not too cold and enjoyed slowly, either on its own or with not-too-sweet desserts based on nuts or chestnuts.
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Type: White
Winery: Tunia
Country: Italy
Production area: Tuscany
D.O.: Arezzo
Grapes: Vermentino
Soil: Clay
Alcohol: 17.5%
Vinification: Late harvest by hand at the end of September 2017. Long maceration on the skins, then racked into a barrique. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and 7 years of ageing in a barrique that was never topped up, fully oxidative. The yeasts fermented almost all the sugar, so the wine is dry. Unfiltered and unfined.