È Festa 2022 Grape|Shiraz

È Festa 2022 Grape|ShirazThe first sparkling wine ever from Gismondi it's a party indeed! A traditional method fizz that takes as a base wine the directly pressed Falanghina of Fontana from the 2022 vintage, which is then re fermented in the bottle with the must of 2023 without disgorgement, col fondo style. A fine beaded frizzante that pours a hazy gold in the glass, this very much takes the fleshy, textural peachiness of the varietal and sets it against the saltiness of

so it goes without saying there isn't much to go around

whilst retaining a sleek and fluid character

the driest category for sparkling wine meaning no sugar remains

A miscellany of local grapes - Grüner

with a waft of wild herbs

Thomas is part of the next generation of growers making a name for themselves in the Jura

As you'd expect from vines of this age the fruit has exceptional complexity and concentration resulting in a wine of impressive texture and multi-layered depth

the vines here are on a S/SW facing slope in a thin layer (40cm) of red clay with lots of little stones and thick compacted limestone beneath

planted over a very specific soil type known locally as 'gorrha' - a dusty

the grapes are lightly crushed before being poured into 2000l terracotta qvevri which buried are in the floor of the cellar- skins

grippy and spicy

using the forgotten Sauvignon Gris varietal - know locally as Fié