Cantine Litàn
Riomaggiore · La Spezia (SP)
Established
2006
Yearly production
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Location
Riomaggiore
La Spezia (SP) · Liguria
Vineyard area
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About 15,000 square meters of steep terraced vineyard above Cala Canneto in Riomaggiore, in the 'Costa de Sera' microclimate zone within the Cinque Terre Marine Protected Area, worked entirely by hand.
Appellations
Cinque Terre e Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà DOC
History
Cantine Litan grew out of a project begun in 2000 to revive the abandoned 'Litan garden' vineyards on the steep slopes above Riomaggiore's Cala Canneto; the company was formally founded in 2006, named for grandfather Giulio.
Because the terraces are too steep for machinery, all work is done by hand; the estate is one of only four producers of the Slow Food Presidium Sciacchetra, and since 2010 has also sourced red-grape fruit from Val di Vara in the hills above the Cinque Terre.
Wines
Illustrative selectionCinque Terre DOC Costa de Sera
Hand-farmed white from the reclaimed Litan terraces above Cala Canneto.
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