Variety: Cabernet Franc
Ampeleia was born only just in 2002 from the collaboration and friendship between noteworthy icons—Elisabetta Foradori, Thomas Widmann, and Giovanni Podini. They created a place where they could not only develop an agricultural project but also fulfill a common dream. The estate comprises different plots of land, each located far apart and on different altitude levels—their mission is to create variables in altitude, soil type and microclimatic conditions. Variety is the spice of life, at least Ampeleia, representing the project’s constant quality and willingness to discover. The grape varieties that have been planted are common to Mediterranean vineyards reflecting the tradition of growing multiple varieties in the same vineyard. Today, the estate extends over three altitude levels and covers 35 hectares of vineyard.
’16 File’ comes from Meleta di Sotto vineyard where just 16 rows of Cabernet Franc are vinified separately. This wine is only made in superb vintages showing the deep schist soils. There is a bit of whole cluster to implement texture, spice and aromatics. Just 800 bottles of this made.
