{"title":"Contrada Contro","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:15px; line-height:1.55; color:#2b2b2b; max-width:920px; margin:0 auto 22px auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:22px; line-height:1.25; margin:0 0 12px 0; font-weight:500;\"\u003e\n    Contrada Contro: Andrea Polidoro, the Sibillini Mountains, and the revival of old Marche vineyards\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    Contrada Contro was born in the Sibillini Mountains from the work of Andrea Polidoro, who, after experiences in Bordeaux and Montalcino, returned to the Marche region to restore old vineyards, mixed fields, and local varieties. It is a project deeply connected to the land: not the more accessible and coastal Marche, but an inland, elevated, agricultural territory that is still largely untold.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e\n    The vines are often old, in some cases linked to the tradition of \"married vines,\" and grow on soils rich in limestone, sand, and silt. In Contrada Contro wines, there is a pursuit of tension, verticality, and a territorial voice: spontaneous fermentations, minimal intervention, and the desire to breathe new life into places that risked being forgotten.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"contrada-tomassucci-2024-marche-bianco-igt-contrada-contro","title":"\"Contrada Tomassucci\" 2024 Marche Bianco IGT","description":"\u003ch2\u003eContrada Contro's “Contrada Tomassucci” 2024 is a Marche Bianco IGT born in the Sibillini Mountains from a vineyard planted in 1972.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContrada Tomassucci 2024 is part of Andrea Polidoro's project, who returned to the Marche region to recover old vineyards and an agricultural memory that risked disappearing in the Sibillini Mountains. It is not a white wine built on a generic idea of territory, but on a precise district: a high, internal plot, marked by limestone, sand, silt, and a landscape that is more mountainous than hilly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Contrada Tomassucci vineyard was planted in 1972 at an altitude of approximately 620 meters and hosts a mixed field of Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano, Maceratino, and Verdicchio. The grapes are harvested together, directly pressed with a hydraulic press, and left overnight in steel before spontaneous fermentation; aging takes place in wood for 15 months, without bâtonnage, fining, or filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 35%; background: #e1e1e1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 65%; background: #f1f1f1;\"\u003eMarche Bianco IGT\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 35%; background: #e1e1e1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Varieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 65%; background: #f1f1f1;\"\u003eMalvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano, Maceratino, Verdicchio\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 35%; background: #e1e1e1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol Content:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 65%; background: #f1f1f1;\"\u003e12%\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 35%; background: #e1e1e1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyards:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 65%; background: #f1f1f1;\"\u003eContrada Tomassucci, Sibillini Mountains, vineyard planted in 1972 at approximately 620 meters above sea level, on limestone soils with sand and silt.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 35%; background: #e1e1e1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 65%; background: #f1f1f1;\"\u003ejoint harvesting of grapes; direct pressing with hydraulic press; overnight stay in steel; spontaneous fermentation; aging in wood for 15 months; no bâtonnage, no fining, no filtration.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 35%; background: #e1e1e1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing Temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"width: 65%; background: #f1f1f1;\"\u003e10-12°C\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eThe Winery: Contrada Contro\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContrada Contro is Andrea Polidoro's project in the Sibillini Mountains, born from the recovery of old vineyards and local varieties that risked being forgotten. After experiences in Bordeaux and Montalcino, Andrea returned to the Marche region to work on ungrafted vines, mixed fields, and spontaneous fermentations, without filtration and with a very direct relationship with the land and the vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Contrada Contro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64621487063389,"sku":"contradacontrotomassucci","price":42.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/3615\/3769\/files\/DSCF4530.jpg?v=1778061277"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/3615\/3769\/collections\/contrada_contro.png?v=1778138123","url":"https:\/\/www.ilvinoso.com\/en\/collections\/contrada-contro.oembed","provider":"Enoteca Il Vinoso","version":"1.0","type":"link"}