Fattoria AL FIORE / Oro 2023 (White) 750ml

Oro was a great vintage in 2021 and 2022. Despite its high price range, it received many positive reviews.
Until 2022, Masatoshi Ohno cultivated these wonderful grapes, but from 2023, under Masatoshi’s supervision and carrying on his intentions, the family business has been passed on to his son Yuji Ohno and his wife Michiyo.
That said, he is a veteran farmer who has been growing grapes with Masatoshi for over 20 years.
The 2023 vintage is also very good, but with Yuji taking over as the grower, the atmosphere is a bit different, resulting in a slightly softer and gentler wine.
This wine really reminds me that wine is all about the grapes themselves, and those grapes directly reflect the person behind them.
Technically, not much has changed, but after about a week of skin contact without fermentation at low temperature to extract more of the fruit's natural essence, it was pressed and underwent one month of barrel fermentation in old barrels. Then, it was transferred half and half to new barrels and two-year-old acacia barrels for sur lie aging and barrel maturation for 12 months.
After that, it was bottled and released after aging in the bottle for over a year.
There is still a slight barrel nuance upfront, but the overall balance is well maintained, and I believe the natural fruit flavors of the grapes are well expressed.
This wine will continue to evolve over the next few years of aging, so we also recommend enjoying those changes.
The condition after uncorking is also good, so you can enjoy it little by little.

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