The winery "Azienda Agricola Incisiana" is located in the municipality of Incisa Scapaccino (province of Asti) in the Italian region of
Piedmont. In the 18th century, the "Antichi-Tenimenti Marchesato d'Incisa" were the country estate of the Marquises of Incisa. The manor house and the 300-year-old trees in the park date from this period. In 1999, Florian Oelssner and Eckhard Fischer re-founded the estate. On five hectares of vineyards, the grape varieties
Barbera,
Merlot and
Sauvignon Blanc are cultivated. The vines are cultivated according to the rules of
biodynamic viticulture. This includes the renunciation of chemical products such as
herbicides and mineral
fertilisers and instead the use of biodynamic products to strengthen the soil and plants. The grass growing between the rows of vines is cut by hand and used as
mulch. The grapes, which have been reduced in yield by
thinning (green harvesting), are harvested by hand in several passes, transported in small cassettes and sorted again according to quality characteristics before
pressing.
After
fermentation, the wine is separated from the mash without
being pressed and aged in steel tanks or barriques. The various vinification processes such as
malolactic fermentation,
clarification and stabilisation are temperature-controlled.
Sulphur is only used to the extent absolutely necessary. The product range includes the DOCG red wines Barbera d'Asti (stainless steel) and Barbera d'Asti Superiore "Zerosso" (Barbera, 2 years in new barriques), the DOC red wine
Monferrato Rosso "Merlotone" (Merlot, 12 to 18 months in new barriques), the DOC white wine Monferrato Bianco "Serafino Bianco" (Sauvignon Blanc) and the rosé wine "Roseo" (Merlot, steel tank). Various
grappas are also produced.
