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Crucella Red 2020
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€22,00
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Région
Italy - Sicily
Cépages
Merlot,
Sangiovese,
Sangiovese Freisa
Contenance
75 cl
Alcool
11.5
Couleur
Red, Quiet
Millésime
2020
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Profil Aromatique
Fruits Rouges
Sous-bois
Humus
Accords Mets & Vins
Profil Technique
Sol :
Clay-limestone
Vinification :
Coming from vines planted between 6 and 30 years old on a clayey and stony terroir at an altitude of 350m, the Dried Fruits are vinified very gently: 5 to 6 days in wooden vats then stainless steel, with an ultra-short 4-day aging period. The plots, mostly facing south, are home to Merlot, Freisa, Sangiovese and Falanghina, for expressive and luminous vintages. In 2019, the estate produced around 14,000 bottles.
Carafage :
Yes
Température de service :
16-18°C
Potentiel de garde :
5-10 years old
Decoding Wine
Sufficient
Woody
Complex
Floral
Expenses
Fruity
Gobble
Light
Sweet (wine)
Mineral
✔︎
Oxidative
Beading
Powerful
Round
Salinity
Dry
Tannic
Strained
Learn more about the bottle
Crucella Red 2020,
La Vinicola di Antonio Gismondi
Crucella is known for its undergrowth, mineral, and earthy nose, a lively and acidic attack on the palate, red fruits, cherry on the retro-olfaction, and tannins less present than the deep color would suggest. Certainly a good wine for laying down that will blossom with time. The only red from the estate, it is a beautiful blend of Merlot (33%), Sangiovese (34%), and the ancient local grape variety Freisa (33%), which imparts a slight hint of musky red fruit, but the overall wine is well balanced. The harvest macerates for five or six days in stainless steel vats, then the wine is aged for seven to ten months in the same type of vat.
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Antonio Gismondi's azienda is located in Cerreto Sanita, in the Benevento region of Campania. A microclimate gives this area an almost continental feel: humid winds from the Tyrrhenian Sea collide with the first ramparts of the Apennine mountain range, causing condensation in the air and lowering temperatures, which are significantly cooler and more humid than on the coast. If we add a temperature inversion phenomenon between day and night, which is common in the Apennine climate, the freshness of the wines from the Antonio Gismondi estate is nothing mysterious in this southern Italy, which is nevertheless known for its very hot climate. The estate is family-run: for generations, the Gismondi family has cultivated vines and made wine using the most traditional and natural methods, to which biodynamic techniques are added. For a long time, of the fifteen tons of grapes produced each year, one ton was reserved for on-site winemaking for family consumption, with the rest going to the local wine cooperative. It was their meeting with Massimo Marchiori and Antonella of Partida Creus that led Antonio and his wife Anabel to start producing natural wines at home from the entire harvest. The two-hectare vineyard is located between 350 and 380 meters above sea level, on clay and stony soils, with two-thirds facing south. The grape varieties are Merlot, Freisa and Sangiovese for the reds, and Falanghina and Malvasia di Candia for the whites.x
