Super Natural 15: The best of today!
Lina took the train to Maremma, Tuscany, a little more than a year ago, to support Il Pingro with the harvest. At last, we have received the bottles of wine and can share them with you. If you ask us, the wine is gloulicious! To top up this box, we added two bottles of a wine that is new to us. This summer we stopped by Tenuta Foresto in Piedmont and got to try a lovely, light wine that immediately made us thirsty for more. The wines in Super Natural 15 box are the best of today, produced by young competent winemakers who are not afraid to experiment.
1650 kr
Tenuta Foresto, Diavola Rosso, 2022
Type: Red
Grape: Brachetto 100%
Place of cultivation: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont
Price per bottle: SEK 250
Brachetto is a relatively unknown grape which is mainly used to make sweet red wine in Alessandria or Asti in the eastern parts of Piedmont. When Francesco took over the estate, there were a few rows of Brachetto in the vineyard. As always, he decided to try something new, so instead of making the sweet wine, he let it ferment until completely dry.
Lucky for us, because here we have a light red, easy but at the same time elegant wine that is very drinkable. Aromatic with red berries, and sun-drenched strawberries, without being the least bit jammy, and with velvety tannins, you enjoy this wine in mouthfuls rather than sips. We loved pairing it with fermented potato chips, light bread with anchovy butter, and yes, Ahlgrens Bilar - Swedish candy cars.
Il Pingro Bianco 2023, GR15652, IGT Toscana Bianco
Type: Orange
Grape: Procanico, Ansonica
Place: Marina di Grosseto, Maremma, Tuscany
It is a wine made from two local and relatively unknown white grape varieties: Procanico and Ansonica. The Procanico grapes are pressed directly after harvest, while the Ansonica grapes macerate with the skins for approximately fifteen days. Once both grapes are through fermentation, the must is blended, and the wine is aged in cement tanks for about a year.
The result is a summery and slightly saline wine to be enjoyed well chilled on hot days. Initially modest on the nose, but with a little time and air, you'll detect sun-ripened stone fruit, citrus, and light green herbs. In the mouth, the power from the grape skins emerges as gentle yet distinct tannins, accompanied by a touch of saltiness and minerality that reminds you of its origin. Pair this wine with dill-flavored chips or fresh seafood.
Il Pingro Rosso 2023, GR15652, IGT Toscana Rosso
Type: Orange
Grape: Sangiovese
Place: Marina di Grosseto, Maremma, Tuscany
The grape is Tuscany's queen Sangiovese. However, the taste is anything but classic. Here we have a lighter and berry-driven wine that is best served chilled. The grapes are handpicked and undergo fermentation with the skins, mixing whole clusters and destemmed grapes. The wine is aged in stainless steel tanks before being ready for bottling in just under a year. Nothing is added or taken away from the bottle.
The wine reveals classic Sangiovese markers such as cherries, raspberries, and cranberries, along with slender tannins and hints of rosemary and thyme. This wine possesses a juicy lightness that pairs well with a picnic, accompanied by a freshly broken baguette and some selected cheeses, or on a summer buffet table. With only 11% alcohol, Il Pingro Rosso is perfectly suited for the picnic basket.
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Super Natural 14: Three shades of Orange
Skin contact is our kind of contact! At last we have a drop and it's a special one. After a messy spring including various hospital stays, we are now back and ready to deliver a strong summer box for those of you who like orange wine. Don't despair if you're an orange wine skeptic (who is??) - because this is something completely different from the usual stuff. Tenuta Foresto from Piedmont has worked wonders with no less than three different orange wines. A Muscat, a Cortese and a Pét Nat where both of the above-mentioned grapes are combined. These are wines to enjoy really cold during your summer events. All the wines are more than enough just as they are, but of course we send you some ideas for pairings as you wished.
€120
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Tenuta Foresto, Favonio, 2022
Type: Orange
Grape: Muscat 100%
Place of cultivation: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont
Favonio is a well-balanced orange wine with a lot of everything. Someone wrote that Tenuta Foresto has succeeded in turning Piedmont's most famous white grape into a concentrate of elegance and juiciness, and we can only agree. The grapes have been fermented with the skins in cement tanks for about two weeks before being aged for 10 months in large, old oak barrels. This is a returning favorite in our collective, and for good reason, it is easy to love! On the nose, you might feel nectarines, oranges, honey, and herbs. In the mouth, you will welcome an elegant wine but at the same time, a lot of expression building up. Drink as it is, but if you want to eat something else, grilled vegetables, creamy gorgonzola with sourdough bread or white bean hummus with grilled peaches are perfect seasonal matches.
Tenuta Foresto, Fuser, 2022
Type: Orange Pét Nat
Grape: Equal parts Muscat and Cortese
Place: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont
Pét Nat at its best, this is sunshine in a bottle. The wine is straight out an experiment, where Francesco has made a Pét Nat consisting of equal parts Muscat and Cortese. You can guess that we were happy to get our hands on some of the few bottles produced. The wine is just the right amount of bubbly, not too much, and the round flavors of the muscat grapes (imagine honey and ripe nectarines) together with light fresh notes from Cortese marry perfectly. Chill very well and put on your sunglasses. We dare to promise that you will enjoy it.
Tenuta Foresto, Leuto, 2022
Type: Orange
Grape: Cortese 100%
Place of cultivation: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont
Leuto is vinified in the exact same way as Favonio, but here we have the Cortese grape instead, which gives a slightly lighter, tighter and more discreet wine. There is still a lot going on and this is one of those wines where you can get stuck with your nose in the glass because you are constantly discovering new aromas. Many of the aromas circulate around herbs and stone fruit, and in the mouth there is added citrus and that salinity that we love, especially in summer. A well-structured and intense wine that goes well with matured cheeses, fatty fish but also with Asian dishes with a lot of sweetness and acidity, such as papaya salad or Bao.
Super Natural 12: Terre di Giotto
Michele Lorenzetti is back and we filled a whole case with his wines to give them the attention they deserve. As we told you before, Michele is a biologist at heart and has been working for 20 years, educating winegrowers and supporting them in the transition to biodynamic, regenerative cultivation. Early in his career, however, he felt the need of more practical experience and decided to start a small wine production. How happy we are about this decision! We love the wines and Michele's work, and we are not alone. He recently received the award "agronomist of the year" from the prestigious magazine Guida Vini di Vignaioli Artigiani, which highlights the most outstanding profiles in natural wine every year.
This wine box consists of two bottles of white Nostrale Bianco, two bottles of red Nostrale Rosso, and two bottles of golden Pet-Nat. It is an excellent foundation to have at home now that the meteorological spring has (apparently) made its entrance and the pollen allergy is waiting around the corner. And one more thing, since Michele only produces about 1000 bottles of each wine, take the opportunity to get your hands on these.
The opportunity does not come very often. Enjoy!
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Pam, 2022, IGT Toscana Bianco
Type: Pet-Nat
Grape: Trebbiano and Malvasia di Candia
Place of cultivation: Apennines in northern
Tuscany
PAM is a glowing Pet-Nat with small and pretty bubbles. The wine consists of Trebbiano and Malvasia di Candia grapes. Michele has only made a few vintages of the wine. After the ripe grapes have been harvested by hand, they have fermented spontaneously in smaller steel tanks. When the juice has become wine, it is bottled, and topped up with new juice from the same harvest, stored in the freezer, before everything ferments a little more in the bottle. The result is a gorgeous, and delicious Pet-Nat. On the nose, it is luxurious with aromas of bread, white flowers, and yellow fruit that bring to ciders to mind. In the mouth, citrus fruits and a careful acidity, together with breezy terroir. If we are to recommend something to go with, it would be charred spring onions with a mild romesco sauce.
Terre di Giotto, Nostrale Bianco, 2022, IGT Toscana Bianco
Type: White
Grape: Trebbiano 60%, Malvasia di Candia 40%
Place of cultivation: Apennines in northern Tuscany
We drank Nostrale Bianco for the first time at an enoteca in Florence and were instantly hooked. It is a classic blend of Tuscan white grapes from vines planted in 1972. The grapes are fermented in Georgian amphorae (terracotta vessels integrated into the floor of the wine cellar) for six months before the wine is bottled. A full-bodied but crisp white with sensations of acacia flowers, lemon peel, and yellow plums, balanced by herbs and the minerals we like so much. Last time we had it with parmesan, lightly roasted cherry tomatoes and salted almonds. It was delicious.
Terre di Giotto, Nostrale Rosso, 2022, IGT Toscana Rosso
Type: Red
Grape: Sangiovese 60%, Canaiolo 30%, Malvasia Nera 10%
Place of cultivation: Apennines in northern Tuscany
Nostrale Rosso is produced in almost the same way as the white wine, but the grapes are instead Tuscany's crown jewel Sangiovese spiced up with Canaiolo and a little Malvasia Nera. The wine is fermented spontaneously in Georgian amphorae. Think fresh cherries and sunny ripe yellow plums, with a slightly peppery heat. We have a wine that likes to socialize around pasta but also works well with more flavorful but balanced starters such as smoked peppers or dried charcuterie. In our opinion the 2022 is even more fine-tuned and precise in its style, which we love.
Super Natural 11: ICARO
Finally! A new wine box! It's been a while since we released the last box and we know that many of you are getting thirsty by now. But what do you say? Good things come to those who wait...
Anyway, in the first box of the year we find ICARO, a producer new to us who not only makes good, clean wines, the bottles are also a display of new Italian graphic design and a delight for the eyes as well as the palate.
Icaro consists of Rocco, Luca, Gianmarco and Fabio, four childhood friends from Rome. Just outside Rome is Castelli Romani where they have gained access to a small vineyard of a few hectares overlooking Lake Nemi (an ancient volcanic crater) and surrounded by several hundred hectares of maple and oak forest. The name I-CA-RO is an acronym for I Castelli Romani and their ambition is to bring the wines of Lazio back to the people. They want to make honest and soulful wines that tell the story of the volcanic soils of the area. To help them, they have Egidio and Paula who have grown organically on the farm since the early 90's and try to transfer as much as possible of their lifelong knowledge of wine and fruit growing.
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ICARO, Nemico, 2022
Type: White
Grapes: Malvasia & Trebbiano
Place of cultivation: Castelli Romani, Lazio
Price per bottle: SEK 250
The name Nemico means enemy, and relates to the volcanic lake Nemi that can be seen from the vineyard. Nemico is Icaro's first wine which they say represents them the most. The wine is made of Malvasia di Candia and Trebbiano where 30% of the grapes are macerated (cuddles with the skins) for a day before they are left to ferment and stored in fiberglass vessels.
The ambition is a genuine and honest wine that clearly represents Castelli Romani. We found a well-balanced and aromatic white wine with clear minerality. Drink the wine with the aged cheese, your favorite fish, or perhaps a plate of Spaghetti alle Vongole?
ICARO, Operaio, 2022
Type: Red
Grape: 60% Nero Buono and 40% Malvasia & Trebbiano
Place of cultivation: Castelli Romani, Lazio
Price per bottle: SEK 250
The winemakers themselves describe the wine as a fresh, direct and spontaneous red wine that represents the terroir without hiding its sometimes slightly rustic, but always authentic character. Operaio is a wine for daily hardships and big parties. It is a wine made with the hands and the heart.
We don't have much to add to that description except that it's very tasty, yummy, and drinkable, and perhaps best served with classic Roman pasta dishes that require their wine, such as Carbonara, Gricia, or Cacio e Pepe, or with any dish from Benjamin Ingrosso's food repertoire.
Super Natural x Avskalat:
We put together an extra release with two boxes filled with the wines we presented in Stockholm. The first box contains 6 bottles from Tenuta Foresto in Piedmont, three different wines. Their orange Favonio, a dry muscat, is a long-time favorite. We also brought a new bottle which was a big success at the festival; Pau Pau, a fruit-driven Dolcetto with gentle tannins. (Some may remember it as "the wine with the nice label, the swimming woman") Last but not least, a great Barbera that takes you straight to the dinner table. All of Francesco's wines are biodynamically grown and without additives.
The second box contains our house wines from Carussin in Piedmont. The latest addition is two bottles of the white Carica L'Asino, oat yellow, elegant, floral, and a little fatty, made from the Ligurian Carica L'Asino, a tiny grape variety that was almost completely wiped out by the wine plague but is found in small quantities, in Piedmont at Carussin and some other places, and Favorita Bianca. There is also one Bagnum (1.5 l in a bag) of the comforting table wine Completo (65% Barbera mixed with Freisa, Dolcetto, and Grignolino). In addition, two bottles of our house wine Asinoi, 100% Barbera, which many of you recognize from before.
These boxes are available in limited edition in our webshop.
There are also a few left of Super Natural 10 - Two pieces of Completo in Bagnum format (1.5 l in a bag) and Super Natural 09 - Tutti Frutti where, among other things, Bakkanali Rosso and Il Pingro Bianco that we had with us are included.
Tenuta Foresto
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Super Natural 10:
2 x Bagnum!
Our 10th wine box is not an ordinary wine box. It is a box with slightly less wine, a significantly lower carbon footprint, and a lower price. But an equally good wine. Call it the budget box, recession core, climate bonus, or whatever you want. But one thing is clear, it’s better both for you and your bank account.
The box, perhaps best described as a bag, brings the wine Completo, known from the red wine festival aka Super Natural 04 box. Completo from Carussin is an easy red wine that is perfect to have readily available at home to drink in the company of good friends. The wine is a mix of local grapes from Piedmont, approximately 65% Barbera, and in addition Dolcetto, Freisa, and Grignolino in equal parts. Completo is a versatile wine, if the wine were a person it would be that socially skilled type, who blends in and is just perfect in all kinds of contexts. If it were a wine, which it is, it pairs well with pasta, stew, mushrooms or why not your Friday pizza? You might perceive notes of lingonberry, blackcurrant, and cherries. After a while, they are blended with rounder fruit and fresh herbs. Completo is a clean and clear, ruby red wine with a modest 11.5% alcohol level.
We are happy to offer you Completo in the pleasant "Bagnum" format - simply a magnum (1.5 liters) but instead of a glass bottle, the wine is poured into a convenient bag. The format is much better for our environment, the bag has an energy consumption far below that of the glass bottle, while the transport is significantly lighter. The carbon dioxide emissions from a wine bag are about seven times less than the equivalent glass bottle.
The producer is our favorite Carussin, who is one of the pioneers when it comes to natural wine in Piedmont. A true family business where the farm has been grown sustainably since the early 80s. The packaging was reviewed to reduce its climate footprint, and Carussin is now offering the bag format for those who want to drink responsibly.
This Bagnum is sold in a box of two, which corresponds to 4 regular bottles of wine. The price is €50 excluding shipping. Make sure to stock up with red wine. The winter is going to be long and dark.
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€50 + shipping
Carussin, Completo, 2022
Type: Red
Grape: About 65% Barbera and about equal parts Dolcetto, Freisa and Grignolino
Place: San Marzano Oliveto, Piedmont
Super Natural 09:
Tutti Frutti
Finally, it has arrived! Super Natural 09 is here after a long summer, and it's full of good things. We collected our favorites from the first year with the collective! The box is packed with three perfectly bodied autumn reds, one bubbly orange, and two whites with different degrees of skin contact. Wine for every occasion, now that the winds are crisp and the dinners are at home. Order the box while we still have some, and support these five awesome winemakers Margherita & Chiara, Cristiano, Silvia, Ugo & Sebastian, and the Carussin family headed by Bruna.
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€120 + shipping
Super Natural 08
A few months ago we met Dario, one half of I Forestieri, two young winemakers based in Tuscany. Dario came from Pisa and when he met Ezequiel in Roccatederighi, Alta Maremma (Tuscany) they quickly realized they shared a vision. Ezequiel had come across some old wine plots, thanks to chit-chatting with retired farmers in the area. The two put their bags together and developed their ideas around natural viticulture by seeking out abandoned vineyards, contacting the owners, and saving these doomed vines. It started as a fun idea, but not too long ago, during a trip to look for vineyards, they discovered an abandoned wine cellar that they got the possibility to take over and the project has grown since then.
I Forestieri do not own any land, but grow all their grapes on rescued vineyards that they rent and carefully look after. In the cellar, the wines are made with the same philosophy, naturally but clean and precise. Dario and Ezequiel are incredibly competent winemakers, rooted in the soil, and meticulous on an impressive level. This is a winemaker that we are happy to have in our circle of acquaintances, they have a very reasonable way of working that is genuinely sustainable for the future, no talk but 100% action. This is exactly what we mean when we talk about the collective. We work together and do what we can, in the small and in the big.
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€130 ex shipping
Super Natural 07
Summer has been tempting us for a while, and now we're tempting you with a summery wine box that brings the sea breeze right into your face. If we could, we'd make this season last forever, but until then, we're giving you 3 different wines, 6 bottles, from the Maremma coast in Tuscany all the way down to the high heel of Italy, Puglia. These are three light wines that can be enjoyed with a picnic on the dock, a beachside barbecue, or even with a bag of chips tucked under your arm
Il Pingro is our newest winemaker, the cousins from Maremma have taken over the family vineyard and split their time between Tuscany and Milan. They've teamed up with local stars to create authentic, light wines with a touch of the sea. There's a light orange wine with a bit of skin contact, and a good amount of saltiness, and an unusually light red made from Sangiovese grapes. The third wine comes from Cristiano Guttarolo in Puglia, whom some of you may recognize from the early days of the collective. Guttarolo creates incredible wines that pair phenomenally well with fresh seafood or light dishes on hot days.
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€130 ex shipping
When we first started talking about what would later become the Super Natural Wine Collective, it was much about how rewarding it is to meet interesting people. Winemakers, artisans, wine enthusiasts, people who are deeply committed to what they do. We also talked a lot about aesthetics, about craftsmanship, and about simply making room for better stuff, where the people behind it have left their mark.
Therefore, we are happy to present our very first artist collaboration with Emelie Thornadtsson, a Swedish ceramicist who makes sought-after candlesticks and wall sculptures that you may have seen in your feeds. Emelie began her career as a ceramicist working mainly with sculpture, but then moved on to making more and more utility objects, and her candelabras have been seen in many different settings.
>Somewhere in the manufacturing process, as a vision, I have seen the candelabra as a centerpiece on a set table, with a checkered tablecloth, a wine bottle, two glasses of wine, and small snack bowls.<
After making utility objects for a long period, I wanted to make sculptures again. I often look for things other than paintings to decorate walls with, and therefore wanted to make wall sculptures. Since I was already working with the table, the idea came to create wine bottles for the wall. It went hand in hand with the candelabra, and was born out of it. The wall sculptures are like a tribute to good times and memories with loved ones.<
We also talked about the collective, Emelie has spent most of her time as a ceramicist sharing a studio with other artisans, but for the moment works from her own studio.
>But since I need the social exchange, I often make sure to invite people/colleagues/friends over to the studio, and visit others. At my place, the door is always open and the coffee maker is always on, my friends and colleagues know that all you have to do is show up! I need to meet other people, discussing new ideas, solving problems and to talk about the business itself. I have several different chat groups with ceramicists in other cities, to chat and to be able to encourage each other! A collective feeling is super important to me, that there is both "I", but also to be part of "us".<
When asked which is Emelie's favorite wine, she answers:
>I wish I could say I'm a connoisseur, with a favorite wine, but I have absolutely no idea even though I love wine! I buy different bottles every time and I never remember one that I particularly liked. It takes a lot for me not to think of a wine is good, I enjoy the vast majority of them!
At a restaurant/bar, I ask for "a good wine", and when I buy wine, I don't read about it, but go by feeling in combination with the appearance of the bottle. Therefore, the Super Natural Wine Collective has a perfect concept that suits me, experts who have selected really good wines, which are also incredibly beautiful, and collected them in one place!
The best wine is the spontaneous wine, on a SUNNY day, on an outdoor terrace, in good company!<
Supernatural 06
rosy skies and spring wines
Spring is here and it brought rosé!
A few weeks ago we participated in the natural wine and cider festival Avskalat in Gothenburg. Our orange dry Muscat; Favonio from Tenuta Foresto in Piedmont was perhaps most appreciated so we contacted Francesco and managed to order the very last bottles he had left of it. Everything for the collective! We had already planned to release his pink Pêt Nat, La Comedie, which is bubbly, vibing spring, and 100% Barbera. To top up the box, we have also included an incredible wine from our friends over at Bakkanali. Technically, Bakkanali Rosa is a rosé wine, but the style is rather that of a light, very elegant red wine. A serious wine that you can surprise your guests with at the dinner table. Yes, you see, a winner's box now that the sun is starting to peek out and actually warm the face. It's dreamy, shimmering in pink, and makes us breathe all the way from our stomach and scream spring straight out. What's even better about this box is that it comes with a jar of honey from our friends Bisysslarna, who make small-scale artisanal honey on a hill in northern Italy.
If you are in the EU but outside of Sweden, email us to order.
€140 ex shipping
Supernatural 06
is here and it has a new hat and a special playlist!
Email us to buy it for €35 including shipping.
Supernatural 05
in vino veritas
Time for our favorite Bakkanali from Tuscany, accompanied by our latest additions Volcanalia (Veneto) and Sequerciani (Tuscany) and yes - we may say it every time - but this box is also incredible! Three elegant wines, a bit like those cool confident people who are at the same time themselves, super lovely and accommodating. You can feel safe bringing these bottles to all kinds of occasions, they take their own social responsibility and make new acquaintances in a very pleasant and natural way.
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€130 ex shipping
Volcanalia, Ambarabà, 2019
Type: White Pét-Nat (Garganega Veneto IGT)
Grape: 100% Garganega
Location: Gambellara, Veneto
Garganega has an intense yellow color. Dreamy on the nose with jasmine flowers and spring oranges, mild apples, herbs, and volatile citrus oils. In the mouth, a balanced and refreshing wine with mild flavors that reflect the aromas and a summery finish with citrus fruits and a slight saltiness. In spring time we serve it with raw Fava beans and salty Pecorino cheese, which is the perfect finger food! With an alcohol content of a mere 10%, it slips down before you manage to say Garganega.
Bakkanali Kab
Type: Red (Toscana Rosso IGT)
Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Location: Poggioferro, Monte Amiata, Toscana
A wine you don't want to miss. Cabernet Sauvignon, grown at an altitude of 600 meters on the slopes of Monte Amiata. The unique location with volcanic soils and the minimal intervention vinification with fermentation and aging in steel tanks give this wine its true personality.
The color is dark ruby red, the aroma is reminiscent of dark violets along with a hefty handful of herbs, and large, ripe fruit topped with black currants and blackberries. Drink and you fill up the entire mouth with more fruit, leather, and dried herbs, big and warm but at the same time with a gentle minerality keeping it together. The tannins are there, absolutely, and they feel lovely. Give it some time to open up. Open the bottle on a Saturday, dressed for the occasion. Or on a Saturday in a couple of years. Or in a few more years. It gets better every time, there is a small part of us wanting to hide away all the bottles deep down in the cellar.
Sequerciani, Libello, 2021
Type: Red (Toscana IGT)
Grape: Blend of Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo with a small proportion of Foglia Tonda
Location: Gavorrano, Tuscany
The grapes are harvested by hand and spontaneously fermented in cement tanks. When the must is fully fermented, the wine is stored in steel tanks until bottled. The flavors are young, round, and full of fruit, which makes the wine go well with typical Tuscan appetizers such as the classic Tonno del Chianti, (“Chianti Tuna” - which, despite the name, is made from pork and is very reminiscent of a French rillette), fatty salami with pickled vegetables or bread-based dishes. The wine is unfiltered and has no added sulfur.
Supernatural 04
red wine lovers unite!
Maybe we should say the house wine box. 04 is loaded with no less then 4 bottles of our dear and beloved Asinoi, which you may recognize from very first wine box. In addition to Asinoi, there are two bottles of Completo in the frivolous 1l size. An glou-friendly easygoing red wine, the best supporting actor at the pizza party. Both wines come from the lovely family of Carussin in Piedmont. A good investment to get through pre-spring, call it recession core or a so-called safe option, either way you won't regret ordering this.
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€120 ex shipping
Carussin, Asinoi, 2021
Type: Red (DOCG Barbera d'Asti)
Grape: Barbera 100%
Place: San Marzano Oliveto, Piedmont
The house wine from our first Supernatural wine box is back! An incredible all-in-one wine of which we always want to have a few bottles in the "cellar" (read closet). Asinoi is made from hand-picked grapes from forty-year-old vines, fermented in cement tanks, then aged in steel tanks. This gives a clean and clear character of red berries in the nose and cherries, pepper with cool minerals in the mouth. A great quality house house wine that is ready to be had immediately and on repeat, but will last a few years if you can keep your hands off. Goes nicely with cheese-based pasta dishes, and ragu, and Porcini mushrooms, and at the picnic. Yes, you get the idea, most things taste good with this wine.
Carussin, Completo, 2021
Type: Red
Grape: About 65% Barbera and about equal parts Dolcetto, Freisa and Grignolino
Place: San Marzano Oliveto, Piedmont
The 1 liter bottle gives an hint of how this wine should be enjoyed. Completo appears when the dinner with friends takes the first step to turn into a party. Everyone is still craving delicious red wine and here we have one that is lighter than Asinoi and glou-friendly. It is a blend of the estate's red grapes with a clear majority of Barbera. Perhaps you notice notes of cranberry, rhubarb and cherries. A clean and crisp red wine with a modest alcohol content of 11.5%. This wine works well as an aperitif or chilled, in the afternoon sun. Pre-spring, we know, but one can dream, right? We suggest to save one and serve at the easter buffet.
Supernatural 03
Six bottles in three colors from Lombardy, Piedmont and Apulia. A rosé Pét-Nat from our latest addition Emilia Pennac, a red from Tenuta Foresto that many of you were interested in, but perhaps missed the opportunity to order in the very limited Supernatural 02, and a sleek white from Cristiano Guttarolo. Supernatural 03 sweeps in with promises of brighter times, sunshine, dinner dancing, laughter and singing guilty pleasures.
€120
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Emilia Pennac
PGC, 2021
Type: Rosé, Pét-Nat
Grape: Pinot Grigio 50%, Cortese 50%
Place of cultivation: Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardy
PGC stands for Pinot Grigio & Cortese, a lovely Pét-Nat somewhere between rosé and orange wine. Here we have a fruit cocktail with hints of Seville-oranges, raspberries, strawberry and cherry, balanced nicely by a little dirt, which is far from funky. Smooth, pleasant and balanced without being stiff, with a little refreshing acidity. The grapes have been harvested by hand followed by three days of maceration and then fermented with indigenous yeasts in steel tanks. The two grape varieties ferment separately to be mixed together when they have finished fermenting. Think fanta and rosé but good, put both bottles in the fridge and invite some people over because spring is coming soon!
Cantine Guttarolo
GIA, 2021
Type: White
Grape: Trebbiano and a little Verdeca
Place of cultivation: Gioia del Colle, Apulia
GIA is almost a direct translation of the place of cultivation. Here, Cristiano has let the grapes run the show all by themselves. The wine consists of a clear majority of Trebbiano and a smaller part of Verdeca, which after harvest is de-stemmed and macerated for just 24 hours before being pressed and fermented in steel tanks. The result is a pure wine that represents the terroir with notes of citrus, wild flowers, sea salt and chalky minerals. You want to drink this cold, preferably with something raw straight from the sea.
Tenuta Foresto
La Ideale, 2021
Type: Red
Grape: Barbera 100%
Place of cultivation: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont
La Ideale is a generous wine with a lot to offer. Aromas of dark berries, herbs, black pepper and oaky notes. Intense in the mouth, with balanced tannins and a fine structure where you can also recognize the aromas. Juicy but with power! The grapes have been grown completely naturally and are then hand-picked, de-stemmed and vinified in cement tanks before being stored for about a year in large, old oak barrels. Enjoy this wine together with a stew or aged cheeses. Since you get two, have one now and save the other one a couple of years to get the full experience.
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The box arrives loaded with six bottles. We have found them in Puglia and Piedmont, at Cantine Guttarolo and Tenuta Foresto. There are three different wines, four bottles of macerated whites, and two reds. These two winemakers make incredible and characteristic wines.
€120
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Cantine Guttarolo
Amphora Bianco, 2021
Type: White
Grape: Verdeca, Malvasia och Fiano d'Avellino
Place of cultivation: Gioia del Colle, Apulia
Price per bottle: SEK 230
Amphora Bianco is a blend of Verdeca, Malvasia, and the local grape Fiano d'Avellino where the first one dominates. Cristiano likes to experiment, and this particular wine has been harvested by hand before fermenting with the skins for seven days, then stored in large terracotta amphoras with glazed insides. The result is a beautiful wine with floral tones of stone fruit, soft tannins, and minerals. A wine that is guaranteed to go well with the first dishes of New Year's Eve or with the lighter dishes that come with the beginning of the year. No need to wait, this beauty is ready for you.
Tenuta Foresto
Favonio, 2021
Type: Orange
Grape: Moscato 100%
Place of cultivation: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont
Price per bottle: SEK 250
Favonio is perhaps the most interesting (and good-looking) wine from Tenuta Foresto. This is an incredible wine based on Moscato, which is usually associated with sweet dessert wines. However, this one has been allowed to ferment fully and is almost completely dry. The grapes have been ripened on 50-year-old vines and after being harvested by hand, destemmed and allowed to ferment with the skins for about 2 weeks in cement tanks. The wine is then stored for just under a year in large oak barrels. Someone wrote that Tenuta Foresto has succeeded in turning Piedmont's most famous white grape into a concentrate of elegance and juiciness, and we agree. On the nose, you find nectarines, oranges, honey and herbs. In the mouth a clean and elegant wine but not without power. Feel free to drink the wine solo, but if you want to eat something, try warm vegetables, creamy gorgonzola, or a fatty grilled fish.
Tenuta Foresto
La Ideale, 2021
Type: Red
Grape: Barbera 100%
Place of cultivation: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont
Price per bottle: SEK 250
La Ideale is a generous wine with a lot to offer. Aromas of berries, herbs, black pepper, and wood notes. In the mouth, it is intense, with balanced tannins and a fine structure where you can again recognize those berries, herbs, and pepper. The grapes have been grown completely naturally, then hand-picked, de-stemmed and vinified in cement tanks before being stored for about a year in large, old oak barrels. Enjoy this wine with stew or aged cheese. Since you get two, have one now and save the other one for a couple of years to get the full experience.
