Jura meets Marsala. The Muffato is - as sometimes happens with the production of special wines - a child of chance. Its mother was a barrel of Catarratto that was filled in 2013, but was then forgotten. Over the years, a little wine always evaporated in it, over which - increasingly exposed to the air - a natural protective layer of mould developed. Once discovered, the development process was encouraged and we waited for the right time (2018) to bottle the wine.
After five years in the bottle, the result is as impressive as it is surprising. While warm Marsala flavours - almonds, dried fruit and Mediterranean herbs - set the tone on the nose, the palate is dry, chalky and taut, as is typical of the Jura.
Data Sheet
Grape variety: Catarratto
Vineyard: Situated at around 160 metres, predominantly limestone
Harvest: By hand, late harvest
Fermentation: Spontaneous | wild yeasts
Ageing: Under flor yeast in wooden barrels
Filtration: No
SO₂: < 25mg/l
Alcohol content: 13% vol.
Closure: Natural cork
Drinking temperature: 10-12 °C
Perfect drinking maturity: From now - 2040
Content and price per litre: 0.5 l/(€67.60/l)
All the winegrowers listed on Vinonudo work with compost, organic fertiliser and natural preparations in their vineyards and do not use herbicides, pesticides or artificial fertilisers.
