The Harmoge wine faithfully captures the magic of the Cinque Terre, offering a unique synthesis of salinity, fruit, and Mediterranean scrub. Walter De Battè, before being a winemaker or a craftsman of the land, is a man of culture and extreme sensitivity. As a guardian of one of the most evocative areas in the entire Italian landscape, yet one of the most challenging to manage, Walter owns 3.5 hectares of vineyard in Riomaggiore divided among local varieties. With a few simple gestures, guided by reduced and targeted intervention, he has allowed a terroir always predisposed to express itself in liquid form again. Originality, in all its meanings.
The Harmoge wine comes from white grapes harvested at full ripeness. Dedicated to the legend of Italian wine Edoardo Valentini, it comes to life with spontaneous fermentation of the various grapes in steel, and maceration on the skins for about 8 days. After aging, it stays six months in the bottle before being released to the market.
The Harmoge De Battè white fills the glass with its hypnotic golden robe, edged with amber nuances. The nose, complex and varied, ranges from mature fruit such as apricot to iodine and brackish hints, a true dive into the sea, preceded by a walk among wild herbs and Mediterranean scrub. The sip has body, filling the mouth with its substance and balanced by the tannin due to maceration. Excellent already now, it can offer pleasant surprises to those who manage to resist it for a couple of years.
