COS Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico 2016

Wonderful and expressive wine. Sour cherry, blueberry, plum pie, animal and funky notes (in a very good way), bay leaf, gravel and clay. Sophisticated, easy going and very tasty.

General information:

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grapes variety: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d'Avola 60%
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of subalpine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-Siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period:end of september, first days of october.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.

Wine that evolves over the evening. It all starts with sour cherry, animal and funky notes. Over time funkiness fades away, fruit notes become more dominant. Sour cherry and plum pie, leather, thyme, bay leaf, gravel and clay. Light and sophisticated. I like it :)

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico

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