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Cirò DOC Rosso Classico Superiore, 2019

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Calabria - Italy
Wine
Red
Gaglioppo
Cirò DOC Rosso Classico Superiore
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From the Grower
"Light brick red colour even in youth which is typical of this variety. It is ethereal on the nose, the fruit initially hidden but once given time to breath a range of flavours emerge including leather, liquorice and dried prunes. In the mouth, the tannin is present and well integrated and though the wine comes from a hot climate the body is not too full. With natural high acidity this is an elegant wine further enhanced by the salinity which characterises wines from the Ionic coast."
vineyard Vineyard
  • Organic (certified)
  • Grape Percentage: 100%
  • Average age of vines: 25
  • Soil type: Clay, Limestone
cellar Cellar
  • Fermented spontaneously using low-intervention
  • Sulphites: 40 mg/L
  • Fining (clarification): Unfined
  • Filtering: Unfiltered
  • Suitable for Vegans and vegetarians
  • Alcohol: 14%
  • Residual sugar: <1 g/L
  • Vessel type: Cement - Other

Additional Information

The Gaglioppo grape (typical only of the Cirò area) is trained using alberello(bush), is on a hill of 3 hectares of marly clay with limestone, the soil is very poor and in summer the vine suffers drought, but this is also its greatness. Aging in concrete tank, to avoid modifying its original character.
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I am Cataldo Calabretta and I represent the fourth generation of winemakers that dedicated their lives to the vineyard at Cirò. After studying Enology and Viticulture at the Faculty of Agriculture of Milan, I worked for a few years in a number of Italian wineries. Then, in 2008, I decided to refurbish the old family cellar and bottle my wine for the first time. For over 10 years the estate is run according to the principles of organic farming, an ethical choice, which year after year is paying off: we have renewed the vineyards, continuing to cultivate the native grape variety Gaglioppo on hilly land located in the heart of the historic production zone of “DOC CIRÒ”
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