# Vigna Flor A Flor De Piel (2024)

- **Producer:** Vigna Flor
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Merlot, Chardonnay, Glera
- **Region:** Veneto, Italy
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.0%
- **Average price:** €20
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 12–14 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** cherry, plum, redcurrant, herbaceous

## About this wine

Vigna Flor was founded in 2019 by husband and wife Davide Boldrin and Francesca Gozzo in the Colli Euganei Regional Park of Veneto, Italy. Named after their daughter Flora, the estate was born from the couple's passion after operating a natural wine shop in Monselice. Cultivating terraced slopes of ancient volcanic basalt and limestone, they craft low-intervention wines using synergistic agriculture and permaculture principles. 'A Flor De Piel' translates to 'wearing your heart on your sleeve', symbolizing their transparent, raw approach to artisan winemaking.

## Interesting facts

- The name 'A Flor De Piel' means 'wearing your heart on your sleeve' while referencing skin contact and daughter Flora.
- All grapes are 100% hand-destemmed and foot-crushed in single-row co-planted field blends.
- The vineyard follows permaculture and synergistic agriculture inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka.

## Food pairing

This vibrant, low-tannin co-fermented wine shines alongside acidic tomato bases, savory cured meats, and lighter poultry dishes. Its bright volcanic acidity cuts through fat effortlessly, while its light structure ensures delicate seafood and vegetable small plates remain highlighted.

## Wine making process

Grapes are hand-harvested from 40-year-old vines and undergo 100% manual destemming followed by traditional foot-crushing. Red and white grapes are co-fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in fiberglass and stainless steel vessels. Manual punch-downs are carried out twice daily during maceration. Racked twice by gravity, the wine matures with minimal manipulation before being bottled unfiltered, unfined, and with zero added sulfites.