Crotin 1897, FUSO ‘Tèh’ Rosso

Location: Italy, Piedmont

Winemaker: Frederico, Marcello & Corrado Russo

Grapes: Barbera (60%), Freisa, Grignolino e Bonarda (percentage changes per vintage).

Soil: marine sand, porous limestone

Winemaking: 7-9 day maceration on skins depending on variety; fermentation in stainless steel and elevage in stainless steel and cement tanks.

From the Importer PortoVino: The inaugural release of ‘Tèh’ comes from the Russo brothers at Crotin, located in Maretto municipality in the far west of the Monferrato Astigiano wine area. White marine limestone and sandy soils here accent Tèh’s punchy raspberry fruit profile with an aspirin-chalk stamp. A palpable tension on the mid-palate – between Barbera’s vertical acidity and Freisa and Grignolino’s grippy tannins - remind of the Italian saying semplice ma non banalé: ‘simple but not boring’. Such is the way of ‘Tèh,’ a humble Rosso Piemonte wine with both soil and grape variety clearly etched.

...FUSO is PortoVino’s project to search for and bottle Italy’s natural and characterful daily drinkers. We work with farmers and producer friends who are committed to organic viticulture, low-intervention, and terroir-driven wines.