Purplish red in color with ruby reflections, it has a fresh and complex bouquet on the nose: roses, morello cherries, wild berries, fresh and rightly tannic on the palate, it is fruity again.
The grapes left to dry on the plant, after a careful selection, are de-stemmed and pressed, the skins are left in contact with the must with its indigenous yeasts for 20 days at a constant temperature of 20-22 ° C. Aging in steel tanks, followed by in the bottle. At tasting it has an impenetrable ruby red color. Aroma of red fruit and black cherry jam, almond, warm, soft, intense, and with the typical almond finish. Slightly sweet. Ideal with cold cuts, grilled and baked meats, first courses with very structured sauces.
The grapes, after a careful selection, are de-stemmed and crushed, the skins are left in contact with the must with their indigenous yeasts for 10/15 days at a constant temperature of 25/28 ° C. The refinement takes place partly in oak barrels and partly in stainless steel tanks for at least four months. Refinement in the bottle follows. At tasting it has an impenetrable ruby red color. Aroma of red fruit and black cherry jam on everything, light notes of cocoa and toasting complete the bouquet. Warm taste, rightly tannic and therefore soft, intense, and with the typical almond finish. Ideal with cold cuts, grilled and baked meats, first courses with very structured sauces.
A wine with a ruby red color with violet reflections and a floral, fruity taste. Balanced finish with elegant aromas.
1.5 liter bottle of our most award winning red accompanied by an elegant and lively metal case. Each family in Abruzzo has its own tatone. Confidential and affectionate appellation for the grandfather, the tatone actually represents a fundamental figure in the traditional family structure, to which age and maturity confer authority, prestige and wisdom.
The complexity of this intense ruby red wine, sensual and enveloping, is expressed in the bouquet that immediately recalls withered flowers and red fruit jam. A pleasant spiciness of licorice, black pepper, cloves and vanilla emerges with toasted hints of coffee and tobacco. Maximum Expression: 12-15 years. Vinification: Short drying in the vineyard, permanence of 20 - 22 days on the skins with pumping over in the air, followed by static decanting in large barrels. Subsequently the wine is left to refine for 12 months in 50 hl barrels and 12 months in barriques and then rests for 12 months in the bottle.
GRAPES : Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Primitivo di Manduria HARVEST : second half of October for Montepulciano and second half of September for Primitivo. VINIFICATION : long maceration of the skins in steel. Subsequently there is the refinement for 10 months in the bottle. TASTING : dark ruby red color. Fruity with hints of plum, blackberry and cherry, slightly spicy. Complex wine, full-bodied, soft and velvety. Persistent on the palate.
Il Divus was born in 1987 and proudly tells of the place it comes from, the oldest vineyards of the estate. After being selected and hand-picked, the grapes are taken to the cellar where they are crushed and destemmed. Afterwards, the must ferments in stainless steel at a controlled temperature and then delestage and pumping over are carried out. The wine obtained is decanted into large barrels and barriques of various passages where it ages for about a year. Finally, after resting in the bottle we can taste a fresh, tannic, soft, full-bodied, mature wine that improves over time.
In the high pastures of the Maiella, the mother mountain of Abruzzo, it can happen to come across tholos, particular pseudo-dome structures made by piling up dry stones. They are rural shelters, linked to the pastoral world, but actually have a noble and remote origin. In fact, examples of tholos can be found in various areas of the Mediterranean: from the Mycenaean civilisation to Etruscan tombs, from Roman buildings to Sardinian nuraghi, to the trulli of Puglia, also belonging to the same category of ancient and often sacred constructions.
This name, so ancient, so noble, so ancestrally linked to the land and the genius of man, seemed perfect for our most prestigious wine. Carefully selected Montepulciano dAbruzzo grapes generate this complex and powerful cru, aged for 18 months in new barriques and 12 in the bottle, with great structure, elegance, balance and long persistence. The red deccellenza in our line of premium wines, which already express in their name their close bond with the land and traditions of Abruzzo.
Each family in Abruzzo has its own tatone. Confidential and affectionate appellation for the grandfather, the tatone actually represents a fundamental figure in the traditional family structure, to which age and maturity confer authority, prestige and wisdom. Our Tatone is like this too: a mature and complex Montepulciano dAbruzzo, to which 24 months aging in large Slavonian oak barrels and 3 months in the bottle gives balance and elegance, with aromas of fruit and spices supported by an excellent structure and accompanied by a long persistence. A complex and at the same time authentic wine, like all tatoni tenaciously linked to its traditions and its land: this land of Abruzzo that we cultivate with love and respect, of which we work the grapes with the wisdom of generations of winemakers, using technologies more advanced to protect and enhance its qualities. Our Land of Aligi.
