Vigna Flor Raiz Syrah 2021

Raiz is a 100% Syrah sourced from Villalaga in the Colli Euganei, a volcanic hill zone in the province of Padua, northeastern Italy. The grapes are fermented whole-berry, producing a wine with deep, full color and firm yet fresh tannins. No sulfur is added at any stage, and the wine is unfined and unfiltered.

The nose leads with violet, dark berry, and dried apricot. On the palate, the tannins are structured but move with energy rather than grip, supported by the naturally high acidity the volcanic and calcareous soils of the Colli Euganei tend to deliver. Fermentation and aging take place in stainless steel and fiberglass tanks, keeping the fruit expression clean and primary.

Vigna Flor works two small vineyard sites in the Colli Euganei: a rented one-hectare parcel terraced on the south-facing calcareous slope of Monte Gemola, and a two-hectare site in a small valley between Monte Cinto and Monte Partizzon in Cinto Euganeo, purchased in 2020. Vines on both sites are up to 40 years old. The winery is based in Monselice.

Davide Boldrin and Francesca Gozzo launched Vigna Flor in 2019 after years running a restaurant and natural wine shop in Monselice. Davide learned winemaking at I Castagnucoli alongside Nicola Del Santo, and worked in close contact with Marco Buratti of Farnea, one of Veneto's leading natural winemakers. Farming follows synergistic and regenerative principles; no oenological additives are used, including sulfur.