Ri-Fol Moscato Frizzante 2020

Ezio Cerruti can undoubtedly be said to be one of Piedmont’s, and Italy’s at that, most charismatic figures when it comes to natural wine. A true pioneer, he began making natural wines about 20 years ago, when it’s fair to say that no scene whatsoever existed and this was a rather risky undertaking.

The farm rests on the hills near Castiglion Tinella, historically the most inspired terroir for Moscati d’Asti and located between the famed Langhe, home of Barolo, and Monferrato. The typical soils here are white, clay-based ones and, upon looking at Ezio’s vineyards, the eye catches immediately the vitality of his vineyards. They're teeming with herbs and insects, which strike a particular contrast to many of his neighbors’ creepily tidy rows of anemic vines.

In Ezio’s own words: “one can die from chemicals, and many farmers do here, or from hard work. I’ve chosen the latter since natural farming and winemaking are also and especially an ethical and political choice”. Along with his famed Moscato, Ezio began years ago to make a dry version and the Ri-Fol pét-nat one, a wine of luminous finesse and bright sincerity.