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Sette Grignolino 2022

13.5% abv

Vol- 75cl

A pale red tinge of Amaro Montenegro and Amber tones. Crackling and vibrant with aromatics of crushed rock reminiscences and lost love.

Pure organic Grignolino. Vine around 25 years old on sandy soil that accentuates its aromatics. Fermentation with wild yeasts. 22 days gentle maceration & aging: 9 months in 16hl and 7,5hl amphorae No filtering, no fining

300 cases average production

The Grignolino grape is an enigma – adored by Italian wine makers and Piemontese dirnkers for its song it is, sadly, a precocious and brittle ward in the vineyard & winery. Dating back to the 14th century records show the wines highly regarded but this couldnt save it from the swing of the axe throughout the centuries as the well-ventilated, sunlit sites it craved were given over to less troublesome grapes. Gently coax the small amount of fruit of each vine through uneven ripening and a tendency to vine sickness and the battle continues. In the winery more potential frustrations exist to the point where the great Luigi Veronelli christened it “anarchist & individualistic” – a descriptor that surely warms the hearts of many an Italian. Y

And yet …. many still strive on as in their best way the perfumed, crisp wines can play a unique aria of refreshing Piemontese fruits and structure. Intrigued? Drink this rarity before its all gone.

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£24.00inclusive of Duty and VAT

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Our great friend Gino is one of the three friends, including star winemaker Gian Luca Colombo, that came together in 2017 to tend the vines to craft the wine from a splendid vineyard in Nizza Monferrato. They take their name from the mystical number “7” – sette in Italian. This is the prime region for Barbera and one of the communes of the Nizza DOCG. Five and a half hectares of well-ventilated hillside vines aged between 20 and 80 years farmed organically. Vineyards are at around 280m and composed of a mix of limestone, chalk, silicates and grey marls. Production of their seven wines averages around 30 000 bottles. Like us these are people infused in the world of wine and it’s no surprise that their efforts result in delicious wines to fall in love with.

They sum themselves up in this way…
Sette is of no use to anyone, one vine, the Barbera that is of no use to anyone. Two denominations, Barbera d'Asti and Nizza that could easily find no place in the wine lists of 99 of the 100 Italian provinces. Sette has no historical link with the territory that hosts it, no grandfather who left the vineyards, no country house with a vineyard from which the grapes were obtained to be sold to the social cellar. Sette is a beautiful vineyard of almost 6 hectares in the heart of Bricco di Nizza with which we have fallen madly in love, taken over from a previous conventional agricultural management and currently under bio and biodynamic management. Sette is wines that nobody needs, so we make them as we please. Which just makes us love them more.

Reference #:
20546
Strength
13.5 ABV
Bottles per Case
6 bottles
Grapes
Grignolino
Organic
Yes
Biodynamic
No
Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Sparkling
No

What do I pay for delivery?

Orders under £150 are charged an initial £9.95 incl. VAT.

Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly.
Orders under £190 are charged an initial £12.00 incl.

All stock bought from Bond will be charged at delivery cost as quoted by the bond. As this varies dependent on the location of the wines and ultimate destination this will be quoted to you at the point of billing for VAT and duty.

And can we change order.

Deliveries are normally between 09.00 and 17.00 Tuesday to Friday and a signature is required on receipt of delivery. (We do not ship on a Friday for Monday delivery unless specifically requested to do so).

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a further email and/or text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

If you are out a card is left, with an instruction to call the local depot to re-arrange delivery. Alternatively, you can inform us to “leave safe”, “leave with a neighbour”, “leave in garage” etc. and we will pass this information onto the courier. Please remember that, in accordance with our Terms & Conditions, alcohol will only be left with persons over 18 Years Old.

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

We use Mailsafe packaging and double walled cardboard boxes for secure shipping of all bottles. Clear labelling marked FRAGILE is applied and all our despatches.

UK mainland deliveries are overnight from confirmation of despatch with the exception of the following postcodes where deliveries are made on a 2 to 5 day service from despatch : 

IV 3 to 11, IV14 to 28, IV 40 & IV 51 to 54, IV 63. KW 1 to 3 & KW 5 to 14. PH 33 to 41