# Dente di Coccodrillo (NV)

- **Producer:** Lo Zio Vino
- **Colour:** orange
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Pinot Nero
- **Region:** Lombardia, Italy
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €18
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 10–12 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** peach, apricot, orange, herbaceous, bread, butter, dried apricot, honey, hazelnut

## About this wine

Lo Zio Vino is an artisanal winemaking project based in the hills of Oltrepò Pavese in Lombardy, northern Italy. Focusing on minimal-intervention techniques and low-impact viticulture, the winery highlights the authentic character of local grapes and terroir. Dente di Coccodrillo is an expressive, skin-contact wine crafted with a playful name and a distinctly raw, natural character.

## Interesting facts

- The name 'Dente di Coccodrillo' translates to 'Crocodile's Tooth' in Italian.
- Oltrepò Pavese is historically one of northern Italy's most famous regions for Pinot Nero.
- Made following natural winemaking philosophies with skin-contact maceration.

## Food pairing

The phenolic texture and lively acidity of this skin-contact orange wine allow it to slice through rich pork fat, complement savory mushrooms, and stand up to aromatic aged cheeses.

## Wine making process

Grapes are organically farmed and harvested manually from hillsides in Oltrepò Pavese. Spontaneous fermentation takes place using wild yeast cultures with period of skin contact to build texture and flavor complexity. Unfiltered and produced without modern additives or aggressive sulfiting.