Il Censo IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Njuro' 2019 Liguria Alexandre uses one-third whole bunches

Alexandre uses one-third whole bunches during the vinification

The resulting wine is beautifully textured

Production is very limited as the Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy owns a mere 3/10 of a hectare

The cuvaison continues for at least a month

It comes from a special selection of grapes harvested from several particularly well-placed parcels within the appellation (frequently from the Silanc and Siei vineyard sites)

Il Censo IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Njuro' 2019 Liguria Alexandre uses one-third whole bunchesProduced exclusively from the Perricone grape, also known in local dialect as njuro cane (the black dog); vineyards are farmed organically and grapes are harvested manually, with harvest usually taking place in October; fermentation occurs over two to three weeks with indigenous yeasts and minimal or no use of sulfur and without temperature control; the wine is neither fined nor filtered before bottling. This is a gutsy but elegant wine, not ferocious