Edizione Cinque Autoctoni

AWARDS

99 Points by Luca Maroni

Best Italian Red 2021

Grape :Montepulciano, Primitivo, Negroamaro, Sangiovese e Malvasia Nera

“This is to prove it is possible to make a great red wine, that is expression of the enormous patrimony of autochthonous vines that we have in Italy, with the best characteristic of taste and fragrance, that seldom can be found in a high level wine like this.”

Colour : Very deep garnet red color.

Taste : Great structure, good balance between alcohol and freshness, velvety tannins, very persistent with a long finish, ready to drink, or can well be aged for long

Production area

Notaresco, Ortona, Sava e Manduria districts.

Vinification

Soft stalk-stripping. Maceration-fermentation for 25 days. Malolactic fermentation in barriques followed by 13 months maturation.

Idea of the wine

This is to prove it is possible to make a great red wine, that is expression of the enormous patrimony of autochthonous vines that we have in Italy, with the best characteristic of taste and fragrance, that seldom can be found in a high level wine like this.

Sensor features

Very deep garnet red. Very intense and persistent with notes of cherry and blackcurrant, herbs, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, liquorice and hints of mineral. Great structure, good balance between alcohol and freshness, velvety tannins, very persistent with a long finish, ready to drink, or can well be aged for long

Best served with

Excellent with rich first courses, red meat and with medium and long seasoned cheese

Serving temperature

18°C