{"title":"Il Santo | Lombardy Natural Wine","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Santo, or Podere Il Santo, is based in Lombardy and run by Eugenio Barbieri, who came to viticulture from an academic background and works with natural wine. There is not much information out there about the place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne wine from them here: 9Cento 2005, a blend of Barbera and Croatina. It gets 60 days of maceration on the skins. The Barbera then spends two years in oak barrels of 500 to 750 litres, the Croatina one year in the same vessel sizes. Being a 2005, it has had twenty years behind it before reaching the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lombardy\"\u003eLombardy\u003c\/a\u003e and the rest of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/italy\"\u003eItaly\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"il-santo-rairon","title":"Il Santo - Rairon 2008","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRairon 2008\u003c\/strong\u003e by Il Santo \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a natural wine made in Lombardia with \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarbera and Uva Rara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e grapes. Quite hard to find any information about this winery, other than it is run by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEugenio Barbieri, who originally came from an academic background but transitioned to viticulture, focusing on natural wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe hear this rustic yet energetic red wine benefits from a decant and enchants you into its world with every sip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rairon is a Lambrusco from Emilia-Romagna, made using the charmat method with a secondary fermentation in tank. The wine preserves the aromatic qualities of the Lambrusco grape whilst capturing natural carbonation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e We have not yet tried the 2008 vintage of Rairon by Il Santo, but we hear it has notes of red berries, flowers, light spice, and refreshing carbonation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantine Sant'Ambroeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28187654914148,"sku":"MORE0232NAT","price":34.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0221\/6407\/8692\/products\/il_santo_-_rairon.png?v=1568808639"},{"product_id":"il-santo-9cento","title":"Il Santo - 9Cento 2005","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9Centro 2005 is a blend of Barbera and Croatina from \u003cstrong\u003ePodere Il Santo\u003c\/strong\u003e, based in Lombardy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpect a long maceration, agricultural aspects, big tannins, big fruit and classic Italian vibes having seen some age now for 20 years...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuite hard to find any information about this winery, other than it is run by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEugenio Barbieri, who originally came from an academic background but transitioned to viticulture, focusing on natural wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9Cento is a Barbera and Croatina blend from Emilia-Romagna. The wine undergoes 60 days of maceration on the skins. The Barbera is aged for 2 years in 500 to 750 litre oak barrels, whilst the Croatina component ages for 1 year in the same vessel sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e We have not yet tried the 2005 vintage of 9Cento by Il Santo, but we hear it has notes of dark cherry, plum, leather, spice, and subtle oak influence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantine Sant'Ambroeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28187654946916,"sku":"MORE0233NAT","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0221\/6407\/8692\/products\/Podere_il_Santo_-_Cento_9.png?v=1568808598"}],"url":"https:\/\/morenaturalwine.co.uk\/collections\/il-santo.oembed","provider":"MORE Natural Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}