NV Mariotti 'Smarazen' Bianco dell'Emilia

Cool yellow apple, lemon peel, and wild herbs open into a savory, saline palate with a soft, persistent fizz. It is dry, bright, and slightly cloudy, balancing citrusy tartness with sea-breeze minerality and a crisp, herbal finish.

A blend of native white grapes gets one day of skin contact before native yeast fermentation in stainless steel. Secondary fermentation is triggered directly in the bottle using unfermented grape must from the same harvest, producing a naturally cloudy, un-disgorged sparkling wine.

Bosco Eliceo in Emilia-Romagna, where 80- to 100-year-old ungrafted vines grow in pure coastal sand just 300 meters from the Adriatic Sea. The beachy terroir and persistent ocean winds infuse the grapes with intense natural salinity and fresh coastal acidity.