Oriolo 2018 - Cantina San Biagio Vecchio

Oriolo - Cantina San Biagio Vecchio

Oriolo is a delicate and expressive red wine made from 100% Sangiovese grapes. The grapes come from the Sangiovese di Romagna vines grown in the Podere Terbato, in the province of Faenza, planted a guyot, on a slope with south-east exposure, an area of ​​about 200 meters above sea level. Manual harvest with selection of the bunches, and in the cellar the vinification is spontaneous with maceration of about 15 days. Svinato ages in the cement tanks for 16 months. Oriolo is ruby ​​red in color. The nose shows hints of plum jam, notes of aromatic herbs, cherries in alcohol, spices and humus. On the palate it is structured, has a freshness that enhances the fruit, and a biting tannin. Long and savory finish.

Service

It is recommended to taste at a 16 ° temperature in tulip goblets. Wine to drink immediately but leave a few years in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairing

Excellent accompaniment to first courses, second courses of meat, to try with ragu noodles.

Cellar: San Biagio Vecchio

The San Biagio Vecchio winery is located on the hill of San Biagio, near Faenza. Managed by Andrea Balducci and his wife Lucia Ziniti who in 2004 took over the vineyards of Antonio Baldassari, parish priest-vintner of San Biagio, devoted more to the Albanians than to Sangiovese. Andrea and Lucia have a lot of their knowledge of wine and vine to a local farmer and uncle Giorgio who helped them in the early years of their adventure. Today, Andrea cultivates 5 hectares of vineyards that look at the ancient Oriental Fig Tree Tower and the plain to the sea, planted with native grape varieties such as Albana, Malvasia of Candia Aromatica, Flame Trebbiano, Sangiovese and Centesimino. Centesimino is an autochthonous red grape vine that was rediscovered by Pietro Pianori. Peter discovered a few rows in his garden and grabbed some marbles in his Terbato farm. Today, Andrea and Lucia have managed this farm and cultivated not only vineyards but also an ancient variety of grain called Gentil Rosso. In the cellar San Biagio Vecchio you practice a serious farming, respecting tradition and with great attention to the environment.  Andrea's love for wine, they are well expressed in these words: "I make wine and in doing this pass my wishes and fantasies of child, the care and support of my family, the sympathy and wisdom of my father Gennaro and of my uncle Giorgio. So I'm not even just when, knocking in the silence of the vineyard, I decide what to kill and what to leave. "