"Cuvée Valentino" was born by chance, just like the beautiful friendship with chef-owner Mauro Colagreco of restaurant "Mirazur” in Menton (France).

A "Rucantú 2009" left on lees to age for 4 years ... to experiment and see the potential and limits of a Pigato from old vines.

Mauro fell in love with the wine as he tasted it from the barrel and asked me to make a cuvée in Magnum.

I decided to dedicate it to the newly born Valentino, son of Mauro and Julia, and to my father Valentino who sadly passed away recently.

Varietal: Pigato 100 % from Biodynamic Agriculture

Production area: Terraces of the western Ligurian coast

Vineyards: Selvadolce - 150 meters (500 feet) a.s.l.

Pruning: Goyot

Vine’s age: planted in 1970

Grape Yield: 9.000 plants/ha.

Harvest: mid-end September. Only ripped grapes, hand-picked in small containers

Fermentations: spontaneous, only native yeasts

Vinification: fermentation in a 25 hl oak vat

Ageing: 4 years “on the lies

Filtering - fining: NONE

Production: 150 magnums

Alcohol: 13 %

Bottled: 22/05/2014

Label: Sergio Lazzaretti (www.sergiolazzaretti.it)