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Russè, Arteteke
Grape
100% Aglianico
Drinking Window
Ready or drink by 2029
Region
Barile, Vulture, Basilicata
Pairings
Cavatelli pasta with pork sauce,
grilled lamb ribs, roasted porcini mushrooms,
truffle omelette, mixed charcuterie board
Winemaker Notes
Russè is crafted from hand-harvested Aglianico grapes grown in the Vulture area of Basilicata.The grapes are collected by hand and once in the cellar they are de-stemmed and transferred to a concrete tank to start the spontaneous fermentation. At the end of the maceration on the skins, the grapes are softly pressed and the must is returned to the concrete tank to complete the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. It then refines in concrete for a period determined by the vintage, with frequent tastings until it is decided that it is time to bottle it.
The Story
Arteteke is a story of redemption and resilience. It all begins in Basilicata, in the heart of Vulture, on a wild and volcanic terroir, when in 2013 Giulio Francesco Bagnale (president of AIAS Melfi-Matera, association of families of people with disabilities) and Alessandro Bocchetti, gourmet and communicator, decide to create a farm devoted to helping people with motor and cognitive problems. Arteteke in dialect indicates the restlessness of children who cannot sit still. The stylized one on the label is the Bramea, a very rare butterfly that lives only on the Vulture, around the Monticchio lakes, a real living fossil: a warning to take flight rather than crawl on the ground.
