Denavolo

Dinavolino Orange 2020

£26.95

Denavolo Dinavolino is a masterfully delightful and character-filled orange wine that comes from old vines in the lower portion of the same vineyard of his older brother Dinavolo. Like all creatures of natural wine legend and passionate artisan Giulio Armani, it’s an undying love song for the unique Emilia Romagna terroir. It also manages to fuse youthful energy and bright ease of drink with considerable depth and aging potential. It’s made from organically farmed 25% Malvasia di Candia, 25% Ortrugo, 25% Marsanne, and 25% other local varieties. Wildly fermented, the wine sees a skin contact of 6 months and no fining nor filtration. Denavolo Dinavolino sings and whispers of apricot confit, smoked sandalwood, oregano, and spiced dates.

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Producer Profile

Denavolo

Denavolo is located in Emilia Romagna’s Piacenza Hills areal (precisely in the Val di Trebbia valley), renowned since ancient Roman times for its viticulture and winemaking tradition. It’s the brainchild and passion project of revered natural winemaker Giulio Armani, a truly charismatic pioneer of natural winemaking in Italy and beyond, who is also the winemaker at natural powerhouse La Stoppa.

Born in 2005, Denavolo has since its very inception sought to and amply succeeded in reviving and bringing to full glory Emilia’s local varieties and its ancient winemaking tradition. Sitting at about 500 mt of altitude, Giulio’s vineyards see ancient vines of mainly Malvasia di Candia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano, and Marsanne being farmed with rigorous natural and organic care on mostly calcareous soils.

As per Giulio’s signature style and firm beliefs, all wines see extended skin contact in the cellar during wild fermentation, in order to extract complex flavors and depth of character from the grapes. These are natural wines (orange wines all of them) that resonate and vibrate with a fascinating inner light, amber-colored of course.

Natural Wine Explained

Let's explore the many facets of natural wine.
What is natural wine?

What is natural wine?

Natural wine is crafted in limited quantities from hand-harvested grapes that are grown organically or biodynamically, with minimal intervention during winemaking.
What is Biodynamics?

What is Biodynamics?

Biodynamic wine is produced using grapes that are farmed through biodynamic farming, which is a holistic and ecological approach to agriculture elaborated by Rudolph Steiner.
What is organic wine?

What is organic wine?

Organic wine is produced from grapes that are farmed using organic farming methods, an alternative approach to conventional farming that emphasizes avoiding chemicals.
What is vegan wine?

What is vegan wine?

Vegan wine is produced without the use of animal-derived products such as isinglass during the fining process, which is a step in the clarification of wine before it is bottled.