Macchiona LA STOPPA, Elena Pantaleoni, Rivergaro, Emilia-Romagna 2009 Saumur Blanc ‘Le Bourg’ Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph

once collected and brought to the premises used for the vinification of Cascina Roccalini

After taking over the reins from his father Roger in 1991

with lively acidity and red fruit flavor

The Wine Advocate February 2018

Macchiona LA STOPPA, Elena Pantaleoni, Rivergaro, Emilia-Romagna 2009 Saumur Blanc ‘Le Bourg’ Saint JosephRIVERGARO, Emilia Romagna La Stoppa spreads on 30 hectares of vines and 28 ha of forest on the first slopes of the Apennins in the South West part of Piacenza, at about 250 meters high. Here is a silty clay heavy soil, summers are dry and hot, and rains fall at end of automn or early spring. Elena Pantaleoni, the winemaker took over the family estate in 1993, helped by Giulio Armani, she rapidly guided the production toward the organic farming rules