The farm D’Onghia is in the territory of Mottola. Strategic point for trade between the Ionian and the Adriatic side, between the Salento and the high Murgia, Mottola is land of ravines and rupestrian villages, surrounded by the typical Mediterranean vegetation, a few kilometers from the Gulf of Taranto.
"All grapes are owned and harvested manually in the box. Our wines want to be a total expression of Terra delle Gravine, an unknown area yet to be discovered. We only produce a few hundred bottles that are distributed only when they are really ready." -Petracavallo
Bone dry, super savory, mineral driven, clean, persistent bubble.
region: Puglia, Italy
varietal: Verdeca
style: pét - nat orange
farming & cellar: organic, short skin-maceration, bottled prior to the completion of first fermentation a la ancestral method. Zero/zero.
pairing: Taralli - small rings made from crispy bread dough with oil (ILOVE the ones with fennel)
