After exploring the full and enveloping forms of sweetness, today we venture into a perception that is its exact opposite: an abrupt tear, a sudden rip that steals the scene. We are talking about acidity.
It’s a jolt, a shock, a necessary break to bring something new into play.
I followed this trail not only in wine but also in art, thinking of the unnatural and “acid” colors with which Rosso Fiorentino disrupted the balance of the Renaissance. I found it again in music, in Janis Joplin's raspy voice that shakes and captivates the ear, or in punk, a joyful and chaotic revolution.
I followed this trail not only in wine but also in art, thinking of the unnatural and “acid” colors with which Rosso Fiorentino disrupted the balance of the Renaissance. I found it again in music, in Janis Joplin's raspy voice that shakes and captivates the ear, or in punk, a joyful and chaotic revolution.
Every true revolution, I discovered, begins with an “acid note.”
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Roberto Cipresso
Winemaker. Author
