The native Lumassina (loo-mahss-SEE-nah) is a cousin of Mataòssu and has a similarly difficult vegetative balance. Punta Crena’s still bottling has a snail on the label because the grape ripens very slowly (it is also a pun on the name Lumassina, which resembles the Italian word for snail, “lumaca”).
• The terraced vineyards are at 100-300 m altitude and within 1.2 km of the sea
• All vinification in stainless steel
• No machines are used for pumping over; the pressure resulting from the release of gas during fermentation is used instead
