Name

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico

Order #

917405

Producer

COS

Vintage

2008

Price

$28.99

About

School friends Giambattista Cilia (C), Giusto Occhipinti (O) and Pinuccia Strano (S) began making wine for pleasure and ended up creating a company that would become one of the most well-known in Sicilia. They rented their parents' lands and began harvesting, pressing grapes, and making wine. They continue to operate with this independence of spirit, doing largely without an oenologist, basing winemaking decisions on their considerable experience and intuition. COS is a lifelong project of expressing the terroir, passion, and culture of this part of Sicily in its truest form.
The Cerasuolo di Vittoria is a deep ruby red color. It has aromas of dried cherry, chocolate, smoke, herb and spice. It gains some licorice notes with time in the glass. Soft round fruity medium bodied palate with a good dose of acidity. The wines gives off dried cherry, truffle and smoky flavors in the mouth. Long finish.
Naturally Farmed

Review

2008: 90 Points W&S
"COS's Cerasuolo blends the candied cherry flavors of nero d'Avola with the leaner, strawberry edge of frappato. It strikes a balance between meatiness and lightness, between sweet fruit and earthy savor. Decant a bottle for roast lamb."
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