2023 Collecapretta 'Merlo Nero', Umbria, Italy Casa Setaro Fermented only using native yeasts

Fermented only using native yeasts and gently pumped over each morning and evening throughout fermentation

The wine spends about 12 months in total neutral oak casks

Arrives back March 2026

20% Chardonnay

The lots were basket-pressed directly to 500L French puncheons where the wine aged for five months

2023 Collecapretta 'Merlo Nero', Umbria, Italy Casa Setaro Fermented only using native yeastsMerlo Nero or The Blackbird is an opulent red wine made from Merlot vines grown in the hills and grown on trellises as in the Umbrian peasant tradition. Spontaneous fermentation without temperature control, with 6 to 8 days skin maceration. The wine is aged in either cement fiberglass stainless steel until bottling. No sulfur is added and there is no filtering or fining.