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Clante, Sfuso, Rosso, 2024, Sfuso, Vino da Tavola, Italy
Producer Profile
Another great project from our friend Tim Manning – watch this space for more information and soon to be released Clante Chianti Classico.
Viticulture
Sfuso is a wine that pays homage to the frothing red and white wine, fresh from the most recent vintage and straight out of tank, that is the bedrock of Italian wine drinking.
To be found in the ever-disappearing ‘alimentari’ in all-but-lost Tuscan villages and drunk under the soft, spring sunshine, with doorstop slices of Tuscan bread, redolent with wedges of aged pecorino and replete with slivers of salty prosciutto Toscano; maybe with even the occasional fegatello thrown in for good measure.
Sfuso literally means ‘not packaged’ and whilst ours is, its only because we can’t bring the tank to you, or we would.
Clante’s Sfuso is a riff on this most simple but fundamental of wines – it would be a vino sfuso watered down or sweetened with sugar that would be most young Italians first introduction to wine.
All wine drinking begins with Sfuso.
Winemaking
2024 is a field blend of Teroldego, Sangiovese and Syrah, mixed up together in a tank and left to ferment – with the occasional punch down – for a couple of weeks, before being gently pressed and returned to tank to finish fermenting.
Low sulphites
Fermentation and ageing in stainless steel only
Tasting Note
Zingy red-purple in the glass. Crunchy red currant, ripe cherry and plum fruit with mouth-watering tannins and palate-cleansing acidity.
Goes well with
Because Teroldego brings body and Sangiovese offers high acidity, this pairing is perfect for cutting through fat while holding up to intense flavours. Try grilled steak or lamb, especially Bistecca alla Fiorentina (T-bone) or grilled lamb chops with rosemary.
Cellaring
3-5 years with careful cellaring.
Features
Varieties: Sangiovese, Teroldego, Syrah
Colour: Red
ABV: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
Style: Still Wine
Case Size: 12 x 75cl
Country: Italy
Region: Vino da Tavola
Vintage: 2024
