Follia Sauvignon

A great find in a tiny local shop in Rome
A producer that i know for a long time
Absolutely not a classic character
Matteo is a true vigneron and loves what he does like few others.
The Follia Bianco was always my favourite label and did not disappointed
Rich and mineral
It really feel like an important Sancerre for the mineral, but for its weight and richness it could be a Burgundy.
Vineyard is in Velletri over the hills of Rome influenced by the a sea breeze coming from west.
Very long and surely at peak
I'd imagine some bottles might be past the peak too, but this one was holding superbly.
I am very curious to try the other labels Stefano had from Piana dei Castelli. It made my day

Not anymore a straight Sauvignon i got told
It has grechetto, riesling and perhaps trebbiano and malvasia too
It doesn't lose its marvellous mineral character
It resembles a Sancerre made with very ripe grapes, in fact there is a tendency with Matteo Ceracchi to harvest the Sauvignon at least, as far as I know, 10 to 15 days later than usual
Complexity benefits from this and still the wine doesn't lack freshness
It's long and promising
I am very happy i found a Matteo's wine so well made again after such a long time i hadn't tried it
Try it yourself if you can
Ps. I love the statement on the back label
OGNI BOTTIGLIA PUÓ ESSERE DIVERSA which translates to "Each individual bottle might be different"❤