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Forma Alta, Terenzuola
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Grape
Mainly black Vermentino and Massaretta with others local varieties.
Drinking Window
Drink now or by 2032
Region
Massa-Carrara, Tuscany
Pairings
Grilled or roasted red meats (beef, venison), Barbecued salmon (alderwood)
Paring Recipe
Winemaker Notes
Pre-phylloxera vineyards dating back to 1887. Vineyards: On terraces with 11,000 vines/ha located in the Municipality of Carrara. The total planted area is about 4 hectares.
The soils, with cover crops, are loamy-sandy with carbonates derived from the breakdown of shale and mica schist sandstone. Training system: 100% manual management on Guyot. Treatments are carried with backpack sprayers and wheelbarrows. No chemicals are used. Harvest: By hand, medium late, in boxes and aided in rare cases by funicular rails. The harvested grapes are transported to the cellar of Fosdinovo (MS), renouncing the DOC.
Vinification: Whole bunch fermentations for about 3 weeks in concrete vats. Aging of 2 years in cement for the black Vermentino and old Tonneaux for the Massaretta.
Story
Forma Alta is produced in the hilly area between the sea and the mountains near the Ligurian Riviera di Levante and upper Tuscany. Lunigiana has an ancient history of viticulture and wine trade. In Roman times, the ancient port of Luni was an important maritime hub, which allowed the development of the region and the agriculture of the area.
Terenzuola winery today cultivates around twenty hectares located in a hilly area, at an altitude of approximately 350 meters above sea level, planted with native vines that have always been present in these border lands.
The proximity of the mountains and the sea creates a very particular microclimate, always mild and temperate, with good temperature variations between day and night, which favor the development of very elegant aromatic elements.
