If you thought Fausto's red was fun, his pet nat is even funner. This is a little bit funky, a little bit grapefruity, but ultimately just very smashable. A real delight.
Fausto paints the labels on all of his bottles. He wanted to go to art school but had to take over the family vineyard. His philosophy is to make low sulphite, easy drinking wine that everyone can enjoy. He farms organically with the help of his now grown up sons. They have begun the process to become a biodynamic winery.
Pinot noir is not a local grape variety. It's a very fussy grape that only started growing here in the last 20 years. Langhe is hilly and steep, the nearby sea makes it a cool, windy region.
Pinot noir does really well here. It ripens slowly because of the poor soils, making concentrated grapes.
The Langhe hills are famous for growing hazelnuts. The family have been growing hazelnuts just as long as they've grown grapes.
Just before harvest, he takes five bunches of grapes and starts to make a wine with them. He adds sulphites to these to kill the bad yeast and keep the good yeast. He then uses this as the base for the rest of the harvest. It means he doesn't have to add any sulphites to 99% of the wine.
Winemaker Fausto paints the labels on all of his bottles. He wanted to go to art school but had to take over the family vineyard. His philosophy is to make low sulphite, easy drinking wine that everyone can enjoy. A fizzy rosé pet nat that'll be great to enjoy in the park this summer. "This is a little bit funky, a little bit grapefruity, but ultimately just very smashable. A real delight." - IL