Rosso Cirò DOC Wine PT178

Red Still Wines

Characteristics

Red wine with a ruby red color, more or less intense, with violet reflections and with a tendency to garnet in the reserves. Pleasant, delicate, intensely vinous aroma, with a dry, full-bodied, warm, harmonious, velvety flavor with aging.

Food Pairing

Tasty meat dishes, particularly suited to red meat and game.

Country:	Italy	Region:	Calabria
Category:	Red Still Wines	Alcohol (vol):	=> 12.5
Certifications:	None	Appellation:	Cirò DOC
Main Grape:	Gaglioppo - Black Grape	Secondary Grape:	Various Black Grape - Black Grape
Blend:	=> 80% Gaglioppo grape =< 10% Grapes Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Merlot; =< 20% Black grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the Calabria region.	Style(s):	Secco (Dry – Residual sugar between 0gr/lt and 10gr/lt)
Method:	Not Applicable	Pressure (bar):	Not Applicable

Cirò DOC Appellation

Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

The geographical area dedicated to the production of the Cirò DOC wine is located in the extreme north of the Province of Crotone, on the coast of the Ionian coast and in its hilly hinterland up to the first slopes of the Sila.
The Cirò DOC Wine Production Area is located in the province of Crotone, and for the following types:
– Cirò Rosso, Superiore, Superiore Riserva, Rosato and Bianco , includes the territory of the municipalities of Cirò, Cirò Marina and, in part, the territory of the municipalities of Melissa and Crucoli.
– Cirò Classico, Classico Superiore and Classico Superiore Riserva , includes the territory of the municipalities of Cirò and Cirò Marina.

During the vinification phases, only loyal and constant oenological practices of the area are allowed, suitable to give the wines their particular quality characteristics.
The winemaking practices of the Cirò DOC wines include, among other things, that:
– The maximum yield of grapes into DOC Cirò wine must not exceed 70%; if these parameters are exceeded within the 5% limit, the excess will not be entitled to the DOC. Beyond these limits the right to DOC for the whole product lapses.
– Cirò Rosso Superiore and Classico Superiore wines, subjected to an aging period of at least 24 months, can bear the mention Riserva on the label.

The current Cirò wine derives from a wine that was formerly called “Krimisa”. The name probably derives from that of a Greek colony, Cremissa, located where Cirò Marina now stands. In Cremissa there was also an important temple dedicated to the god of wine, Bacchus, and Krimisa was the wine offered as a gift to the winning athletes of the Olympics.
In the sixteenth century and throughout the modern era, wine is described as one of the elements that characterize agriculture and an economy typical of a happy, prosperous, fertile Calabria, according to truthful images that are handed down from father to son. To renew the ancient tradition, Cirò was served as the official wine at the Olympics held in Mexico City in 1968. Milone di Crotone, winner of six editions of the Athens games, was a great admirer of this wine.
The Cirò DOC wine obtained the recognition of the Controlled Designation of Origin on April 2, 1969.

Gaglioppo

Black Grape

Info

The black grape variety Gaglioppo is grown in the regions of Abruzzo, Calabria, Marche, Sardinia, Sicily, Umbria.
Gaglioppo is a grape variety widespread especially in Calabria, which was probably imported by the Greeks at the time of Magna Graecia thanks to sporting events and events whose awards consisted in the assignment of grapes to the winners. The most suitable area extends into the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro, in the hills between the coast and the Sila mountain range, whose strong temperature variations between day and night favor a slow ripening of the grapes, thus allowing them to develop optimally the organoleptic properties of the vine, especially a high sugar concentration.

Wine Characteristics

Wines produced with Gaglioppo grapes are decidedly robust and moderately elegant; the rosés have a pink-orange color with aromas that denote a certain elegance and complexity, with a clear predominance of red fruits which confirm these characteristics also on the palate, together with other hints of strawberries and mineral components. In the reds, on the other hand, a ruby color tending to garnet prevails, with a sweet, spicy olfactory complexity, with notes of tar and floral finishes of roses that also elongate the taste, where there is a good tannic structure, a full body and a robust alcohol content .

Rosso Cirò DOC Wine PT178