2023 Collecapretta 'Merlo Nero', Umbria, Italy 'A Vita From a small parcel in

From a small parcel in Enkirch

Forthave founders Aaron Fox and Daniel de la Nuez spend a week in New York’s Hudson Valley picking fresh

and Treiso on calcium-rich clay‑limestone soils

concrete tank

Purchased fruit

2023 Collecapretta 'Merlo Nero', Umbria, Italy 'A Vita From a small parcel inMerlo 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.