RAPSODIA IN ROSSO VdI

RAPSODIA IN ROSSO VdI

2017 by COTARELLA

Unusually, our Rapsodia in Rosso celebrates the best of three of central Italy’s most famous regions. The humble designation ‘Vino d’Italia’ is certainly deceptive, as this wine transcends any single region and denomination.

Riccardo Cotarella, President of both the Italian and the Global associations of winemakers, created in his own family winery a blend uniting his native Umbria, neighbouring Lazio (the region of Rome), and world-famous Tuscany.

The composition (‘Rhapsody in Red’) consists of Syrah grapes from Lazio (50%), Merlot from Umbria (30%) and Sangiovese from Tuscany (20%). Each variety is vinified separately in stainless steel, and matures in small French oak barrels (barriques). Selection and blending take place at the end of maturation.

The result is a wine with a very intense and dark ruby red colour, and aromas of equal intensity – notes of dark berries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and black currants, followed by hints of sweet spices. A rich and encompassing flavour, excellent body, warm, well balanced with great length; can age in bottle for at least another ten years.

FACTS

  • GRAPE VARIETY
    • Syrah (50%)
    • Merlot (30%)
    • Sangiovese (20%)
  • rEGION
    • Lazio
    • Umbria
    • Toscana
  • COMUNE
    • Castiglione in Teverina (VT)
    • Montecchio (TR)
    • Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI)
  • VINEYARD SIZE
    • 5 hectares
    • 6 hectares
    • 10 hectares
  • ALTITUDE
    • 180 metres
    • 220 metres
    • 300 metres
  • SOIL
    • Volcanic
    • Calcareous clay
    • Clay with skeleton & marl
  • EXPOSURE
    • South - South East
    • South - South East
    • South - South East
  • AGE OF VINES
    • 10 years
    • 16 years
    • 8 years
  • VINE DENSITY
    • 5,000 per hectare
    • 5,000 per hectare
    • 5,000 per hectare
  • VINIFICATION
    (separate)
    • Stainless steel
    • Stainless steel
    • Stainless steel
  • AGEING
    • 12 months in new
      small French oak
      barrels (barriques)
  • ALCOHOL
    BY VOLUME
    • 15%
    • PRODUCTION
    • 2,000 bottles

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