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Pithos Rosso, COS 2021

COS

£30.50

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Azienda Agricola COS was founded in 1980 by three friends: Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino Strange. The acronym of their surnames (Cilia-Occhipinti-Strange) gives rise to the company's name. On a shoestring budget, the three friends vinified the grapes from their parents’ vineyards. Throughout the 80s they sought to resurrect Cerasuolo di Vittoria (Nero d’Avola and Frappato) a previously maligned and underappreciated wine. The journey has taken them away from oak, to cement, and finally into amphora in order to obtain the most aromatic expression of the wines. In 2005 Cerasuolo di Vittoria was upgraded to DOCG status, thanks in part, no doubt, to their pioneering work.

Very clear intense, clean aromas of freshly crushed cherry & redcurrant fruit, exotic spice and Mediterranean herbs. It has a great texture and saline minerality showing. The finish is elegant & persistent.

Producer   Azienda Agricola COS

Origin Vittoria, Sicily, Italy

Appelation Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Grapes 60% Nero d’Avola, 40% Frappato di Vittoria

Vintage 2021

Alcohol 12% ABV

Style Full body natural red

Bottle size 750ml

Winemaking Manual harvest, fermented in terracotta amphora on skins with indigenous yeast, aged in amphorae and bottle.

Notes Organic, unfiltred and unfined