Sunshine and Mediterranean scrub

Caburnio takes its name from a typo in a transcription of a passage in the History of Nature by Pliny the Elder, written between 23 and 79 AD, in which in illustrating viticulture in Roman times in the province of Gallia Narbonensis, it appears for error “vitis Caburnicam” instead of “Narbonicam”.

“In the last seven years, Helvia has been introduced into Alba, a vine that germinates in just one day and is therefore very resistant; they call it Caburnicam and it is now planted throughout the province.”

It is composed of Cabernet Sauvignon (60 to 40% depending on the vintage), Alicante Bouschet (30-20%) and Merlot (20-10%).  For 12/18 months, 50% matures in steel and the other half in medium toasted French oak barriques and tonneaux of which only 30% are new, selected from different woods of origin and tonnelleries.
It then refines in the bottle for another 12 months before being released onto the market.

It is a complex and long-lived wine, but at the same time endowed with freshness and excellent drinkability. The Mediterranean scrub and the sunshine of the Maremma, the fields and the hills reverberate in this joyful wine full of character.