Avignonesi Cantaloro

Avignonesi Cantaloro

WHY WE LOVE IT

  • Cantaloro is Avignonesi’s everyday wine that is fruit forward, easy drinking and accessible.
  • Organically grown. Avignonesi is dedicated to sustainability.

Varietal: 55% Merlot, 33% Sangiovese, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon

Elaboration: 15-18 days of maceration on the skins at controlled temperature. Alcoholic fermentation is carried out by the yeasts selected from our pied de cuve. Aged at least 12 months in oak casks, barriques and tonneaux.

Tasting Notes: A young, versatile wine with an intense ruby red color. The bouquet is dominated by inviting aromas of ripe cherry, blackberry, hints of tobacco and liquorice. The palate is moderately structured with velvety tannins. The taste is dominated by ripe fruit and persistent notes reminiscent of the Mediterranean maquis and light mentholated hints at the finish.

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PRODUCER BACKGROUND

A love for Tuscany and wine brought owner and winemaker Virginie Savery to Montepulciano, Tuscany, where she purchased 20% of Avignonesi in 2007, completing the entire winery’s purchase in 2009. Spending two years in Bordeaux, this wine consumer learned winemaking. Being a detail-oriented attorney who brokered deals for her well-known Belgian shipping family, she brought a skillset and a vision of eliminating herbicides and pesticides from all phases of production to her new business.

Savery’s goal was to marry consumer education, organic and biodynamic agriculture, and sustainable distribution systems. She provides English lessons to her workers’ children to enhance employability as adults. Avignonesi uses naturally-occurring yeast in their vegan wines, earning the Benefit-Corp Certification in 2022 for their efforts of being stewards of the land, mitigating impact, and being socially and environmentally responsible.

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