{"product_id":"la-stoppa-vdt-bianco-ageno-2020","title":"La Stoppa, ‘Ageno’ Bianco Emilia IGT, Italy, 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOverview of the Wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Stoppa is an ancient company founded more than a hundred years ago. It is located in Emilia Romagna, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein Val Trebbiola, not far from the Trebbia river, in the province of Piacenza. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe company extends over 58 hectares of which 30 are vineyards and 28 are woods. In the second half of the 19th century, the lawyer Giancarlo Ageno discovered the wine-growing vocation of this place and began producing wines with significant and curious names such as Bordò, Bordò bianco, Pinò. In 1973 La Stoppa was purchased by the Pantaleoni family and, since the mid-1990s, Elena Pantaleoni has run the company. Elena, supported by Giulio Armani, has focused her work on the vineyard, managed according to the organic method certified by Suolo e Salute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vineyard is cared for by letting the plant grow autonomously, without fertilisers or weed killers, only sulphur and copper treatments. All the work is done by hand, from pruning to tying, suckering, trimming, up to harvesting to ensure greater control and keep the quality of the grapes intact. The grapes from the youngest vines are intended for the production of young wines and the most prized grapes and from old vines for the production of long-aging wines. Since the mid-nineties, the cultivation of local varieties has been privileged: Barbera and Croatina for red grapes, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica for white grapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrganic \u0026amp; Natural\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eElena Pantaleoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape \/ Blend\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eItaly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe different grapes are co-planted and the vines average 30 years in age. The fruit is picked together, destemmed and macerated with the skins for approximately a month (less time in warmer vintages, more in cooler ones); a cap of skins and seeds forms and is not broken but is kept moistened with the fermenting wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull bodied, spicy and honeyed wine with haunting aromas of rose, musk, chamomile and thyme. Full of deep, pure, head-turning flavours, modulating from rose-water charm through clean apple-orchard fruit, oranges and rhubarb. Notes of cinnamon and ginger come through on the memorable finish. Somehow more than the sum of its parts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - Vinous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe 2020 Ageno captivates with a deep orange hue and blend of nostalgic nuances of sun tea with peach sorbet, tropical melon, tangerine and mint. Weighty in feel yet lifted and energetic, it washes across the palate with a liquid floral concentration and citrus-infused apricot underscored by crunchy minerals and spice. This leaves the senses reeling as it finishes youthfully tense and incredibly long, tapering off with a saline tinge offset by hints of candied lemon peels. Fantastic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduct size: 750ml\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farm Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50399362580785,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/0441\/0666\/files\/La_Stoppa_Ageno_Bianco_Emilia_IGT_Italy_2020.jpg?v=1749061752","url":"https:\/\/marchantofwine.com\/products\/la-stoppa-vdt-bianco-ageno-2020","provider":"Merchant of Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}