Solleone

Solleone is Zampaglione's long-form orange wine from 100% Sauvignon Blanc on the Monferrato hills, the name a nod to the dog-day sun the grapes ripen under. The fruit sits on its skins for about 60 days with native yeasts, then ages roughly a year in steel and at least five years in bottle before release, unfined and unfiltered. The result reads less as a fruity Sauvignon and more as orange peel, citrus pith and white pepper - the variety reshaped by maceration time.