Telesio Terre di Cosenza Rosso DOP 2017 Magnum - Spadafora

Type: still red wine Denomination: Terre di Cosenza - Donnici - DOP Origin: Mangone (CS) Producer: Spadafora Grapes: magliocco and black greek Format: 150 cl. Alcohol: 13.5% Vintage: 2017 Ideal consumption: by the end of 2024 Vinification: steel Refinement: first in steel for six months, then in French oak barriques for about twelve months, finally six months at least in the bottle in order to soften possible angularity Malolactic: breakthrough Structure: excellent structure Bottles produced: 5,000 Contains sulphites Cultivation method: traditionally sapling, average yield deliberately reduced to 70 quintals of grapes per hectare The sommelier's description Intense impenetrable ruby with light garnet hues. The nose is clean, perfect, very clear, complex and of excellent depth. Black fruit jam, blueberry syrup, essential oils, lavender, mint, dried figs, black olives, a vegetable of pepper and wild flowers, iodized hints, dark chocolate, in the distance tertiaries pounding and ready to explode like a cigar box, fermented tobacco, leather, really complex and ever-changing. The sip is coherent, shaken by a thick tannin but still well inserted and refined, rich in extract, almost fleshy, freshness and minerality make everything perfect! A wonderful picture that slowly closes on notes of ripe fruit, morello cherries in alcohol and rum chocolate. Sommelier's advice A wine that accompanies structured itineraries very well, to be combined with first courses and risottos with red meat-based sauces, important meat second courses with a good succulence and an evident sapidity, baked meat, soups, aged cheeses.