'a Vita
Rosso Classico Superiore Cirò Gaglioppo
Wine Blogger McDuff's Food & Wine Trail, Importer David Bowler Wines
2010 vintage.
2010 vintage.
2 people found it helpfulSep 28th, 2013Wine Blogger McDuff's Food & Wine Trail, Importer David Bowler Wines
2010 vintage.
2010 vintage.
1 person found it helpfulSep 28th, 2013Old Calabria is number one on my personal travel books top list, wrote by that British genius who was Norman Douglas. Now this is the optimum wine to pair with such a reading: rarity, daring, intensity... only to mention few of the features we'got stated in here. Name of the wine's: 'A Vita - La Vite, The Vine in Calabrian dialect in harmony with The Life/La Vita as well - it focuses from the start the insane complexity and discloses the fleeing of the whole subject in itself! Salute e lunga Vita, thou good Old Cirò!
Old Calabria is number one on my personal travel books top list, wrote by that British genius who was Norman Douglas. Now this is the optimum wine to pair with such a reading: rarity, daring, intensity... only to mention few of the features we'got stated in here. Name of the wine's: 'A Vita - La Vite, The Vine in Calabrian dialect in harmony with The Life/La Vita as well - it focuses from the start the insane complexity and discloses the fleeing of the whole subject in itself! Salute e lunga Vita, thou good Old Cirò!
Aug 20th, 2015Fun. Good fruit, high tannin. Showing oxidation in the color. It's a food wine. I was very turned off by the solids in the bottle. Not settled but off white strands (bacterial?) floating in suspension in the bottle (yes, it was sitting vertically on my desk for 2 weeks prior to opening).
Fun. Good fruit, high tannin. Showing oxidation in the color. It's a food wine. I was very turned off by the solids in the bottle. Not settled but off white strands (bacterial?) floating in suspension in the bottle (yes, it was sitting vertically on my desk for 2 weeks prior to opening).
Jan 11th, 2015Bio, dark fruit, mineral, bell pepper, soft tobacco, eucalyptus
Good acidity with firm tanins
Medium finish
Bio, dark fruit, mineral, bell pepper, soft tobacco, eucalyptus
Good acidity with firm tanins
Medium finish
First time I approach this varietal. I've been pleasantly impressed by the elegance and complexity of the bouquet. It opened up with a beautiful depth at day 3-4, so I guess decanting could be a good practice...
First time I approach this varietal. I've been pleasantly impressed by the elegance and complexity of the bouquet. It opened up with a beautiful depth at day 3-4, so I guess decanting could be a good practice...
Oct 27th, 2019Very unique wine from Calabria, 100% Gaglioppo grapes. Medium bodied, light-red brick color. In a region composed of predominantly industrial, uninteresting wines, this producer shines with a lean, food-friendly style.
Very unique wine from Calabria, 100% Gaglioppo grapes. Medium bodied, light-red brick color. In a region composed of predominantly industrial, uninteresting wines, this producer shines with a lean, food-friendly style.
Apr 19th, 2018