Tasting Notes
A bright, deep ruby red in color, the wine opens with aromas of ripe forest berries and cherry, complemented by Solinga’s signature balsamic notes. On the palate, it is rich, full-bodied, and well-rounded, with fine-grained tannins that provide structure and balance.
Cultivation
Late September.
Vinification
Grapes are manually harvested in 18 kg plastic crates and selected on a sorting table. After destemming, they are pumped into stainless-steel vats for fermentation, followed by a 30-day maceration period.
Aging
Aged for a minimum of 24 months in large oak barrels before bottling, followed by at least 6 months of bottle aging prior to release.
Founded in 1988 in Canneto Pavese, a small town with one of the highest historical ratios of vineyard to total land in Italy, Andrea Picchioni set out to recover abandoned hillside vineyards in the Solinga Valley. The property sits within the Oltrepò Pavese region, a triangle of Lombardy wedged between Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, and Piedmont at the northern end of the Apennine mountains. The seven hectares grow on steep, south-facing slopes of sandy and pebbly soil, where the intensity of the summer sun drives the vines to full ripeness. Certified organic since 2014, the winery takes a thorough approach to sustainability: sourcing water exclusively from on-property wells, returning grape marc and pruning scraps to the soil, and maintaining a no-tillage philosophy to protect against erosion. With Buttafuoco at the center of the range, the wines are rich in body, color, and tannin.