Badalucco de la Iglesia Garcia, 'Pipa 3/4-5°' NV [500ML]
Italy / Fortified

Badalucco de la Iglesia Garcia, 'Pipa 3/4-5°' NV [500ML]

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Badalucco de la Iglesia Garcia is a family-run winery located in western Sicily, created by Italian winemaker Pierpaolo Badalucco and his Spanish wife Beatriz de la Iglesia Garcia. The couple merges their heritage to breathe new life into nearly forgotten Sicilian traditions, particularly the ancient, unfortified styles of Marsala. They farm their vineyards biodynamically and use hands-on, ancestral methods like foot-treading to make deeply expressive, natural wines.

The name "Pipa" pays tribute to the historic barrels once used to ship wine from Marsala. The winery focuses on reviving the "Pre-British" style of Marsala wine. Before British merchants started adding brandy to fortify local wines in the late 1700s, Sicilian winemakers relied entirely on high-quality grapes and long aging to naturally preserve their barrels.

Country
Italy
Sub-Region
Marsala
Region
Sicily
Varieties
Grillo
Farming
Biodynamic
Soil
Red Clay (Terra Rossa)
Winemaking
Undergoes natural fermentation with wild yeasts and weeks of skin-contact following traditional foot-crushing. It then ages for five years in old wooden barrels that are kept only three-quarters full to intentionally expose the liquid to oxygen.