2021 'A Vita Il Rosso

2021 Vintage is due to arrive... this would be a PREORDER

The wine is light and bright, and we're sure it's like no Calabrian wine you've ever tasted before! Drink with antipasti cheeses and meats, pizza, or a light red sauce pasta.

Your bud at Cittavino & Co. drew the label!

An intentionally declassified Ciro' Rosso, the wine is 92% Gaglioppo (from the hillside vineyards of Sant'Anastasia and Muzzunetto, at 100m asl) and 8% Magliocco (from the seaside vineyard Fego, at 0m).  Both sites have typical clay-limestone marls.

The grapes are co-fermented spontaneously, with a brief maceration of 36 hours.  The addition of a little Magliocco has historic precedent in the area, as it softens Gaglioppo's notorious tannin and adds a little color

Aging is in stainless steel for 24 months, no fining, only wide filtration.