2020 De Fermo 'Concrete' Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, Italy Michel Couvreur the grapes are lightly crushed

the grapes are lightly crushed and then immediately pressed

there might be some bâttonage

they'd been farmed exclusively by a Protestant religious group known as the Darbistes

No sulfur is added

A field blend of local varieties

2020 De Fermo 'Concrete' Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, Italy Michel Couvreur the grapes are lightly crushed100% Montepulciano. From certified biodynamic estate vines of around 25 years old. The fruit is harvested manually. The grapes are destemmed but not crushed; they are fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and no temperature control in concrete tanks. Maceration is about 4 days. The wine is also aged in concrete hence the very literal name for 10 11 months and bottled without fining, filtration or sulfur (sparingly applied during racking but