Crealto’s “Alvesse” is an experiment that Eleonora and Luigi conducted in 2013 with the produce of their farm’s coveted 50-year-old Grignolino vines that scarcely make up three hectares. Rather than releasing the wine in the following spring or summer after harvest they decided to test Grignolino’s aging potential by giving it at least three and a half years in a combination of amphora (“giara”), oak, and bottle. Given the little pigment in the skins of the Grignolino grape, Crealto gave the wine over four weeks of maceration. “Alvesse” is Piemontese dialect for the verb “alzarsi”, or, to get oneself up, yet Eleonora likens the color of Grignolino wine to the “tramonto” or sunset. This is a bold, little-known face of Grignolino that offers a fascinating, meditative drinking experience. Unfiltered and very low in sulfur – only 800 bottles produced.