Lorenzo Corino | Case Corini Achille Red Wine Natural Wine | Organic Biodynamic
All natural, old vine nebbiolo and barbera blend with no added sulfites and yeast. Aromas of milk chocolate covered cherries, it has a fresh and rich fruity taste with notable tannins and a has a long piquant finish. Name comes from the former owner of the 70 year old vineyard which has a mix of Nebbiolo and Barbera. After a gentle crushing, fermentation starts with native yeast fermentation and wines are left with skin contact for 6-7 weeks, followed by about 30 months of aging in wooden barrels. As with all of Case Corini wines, this is a 00 wine, nothing added, nothing removed, no yeast, no sulphites added, organic, biodynamic, vegan. In other words, all natural wine.
Type of Wine: Red
Grape: 55% Nebbiolo, 45% Barbera in 2016 | 60% Nebbiolo, 40% Barbera in 2018
Alcohol % by Vol: 15.5%
Vintage: 2017 | 2018 | 2019
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Lorenzo Corino and his son Guido, along with his daughter Luisa, are 6th generation family of natural wine grower-makers, who started cultivating and making wine in 1846. Their property sits in between Alba and Asti at 260m. They make really tasty barbera and nebbiolo wines, and have recently introduced Orange Moscato wines to their portfolio. Making natural wines since 1967, Lorenzo Corino has patented the Corino Method for natural wine cultivation and production. As quoted by a customer ' Their wine is not an exaggeration to say that the most popular now among Italian natural wine lovers.' As with all natural wines, especially those of Lorenzo Corino, we suggest letting them breathe before tasting.
