rare single vineyard Cerasuolo from benchmark producer COS - only got a few bottles
Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily. Agriculture: Organic. Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l. Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of clay and siliceous sand. Training system: Guyot. Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare. Average age of vines in production: 45 years. Harvest period: end of September, first days of October. Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts. Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
Spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks on the skins with indigenous yeast.AGING Aged for two years in larger barrel followed by one year in concrete and then six months in the bottle.
60% Nero d'Avola, 40% Frappato
medium dark appearance with floral aromas of rose, candied lilac, sour cherry and unripe plum. The wine is very fresh and tonic with a pretty mineral theme that adds focus and definition. 94 points-Wine Advocate
93 pts vinousÂ
The 2020 Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Della Bastonaca is impossible to ignore, offering an exotic bouquet that blends incense and nectarine with a hint of clove. It sweeps across the palate, minerally intense as a saturation of tart red and black fruit adds cheek-puckering tension. Edgy tannins resonate while the 2020 finishes long and pleasantly chewy.
