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Sergio Arcuri Vino Rosso 2023

13.5% abv

Vol- 75cl

Translucent red like Mediterranean sun streaming through a Burma ruby. Gossamer scents of wild fennel, rose and violets with warm rock and stone. Red fruits, orange oil, amaro and dried green herbs fill the palate as its glances by with silken length. Wonderful slightly chilled.

Crafted from a gentle press on the previously unpressed fruit from old organic seaside Calabrian vineyards that make up Sergio’s range. Each year Sergio makes his top Gaglioppo reds and roses from the free run juice of destemmed grapes. He then performs a very gentle press of these amazing grapes and wild ferments the juice before storing in Steel. After doing so in 2021 & 2022 there was enough to bottle (and no more space in his tiny Ciro Marina winery) and we claimed it all for ourselves (and you). There is even a little bit of juice from the Greco di Ciro white so that this really does represent the only wine that encompasses all of Sergios’ land. A medley of his greatest hits one could say.

The label is a scan of the masking tape & marker pen tag attached to the bottles Sergio sent us to taste. His nephew had written ‘Vino Rosso’ and with pride in his vines he added the “Top!” & the smiley face … we thought that was all that needed said.

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£14.00inclusive of Duty and VAT

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Sergio is fourth generation grower based in Reggio Calabria’s renowned Ciró denomination. The reds here are based on the indigenous Gaglioppo grape - one of Italy’s oldest noble varieties, rumoured to have been the basis for the Krimisa wine given to winners of the ancient Olympic Games and also written about in the 13th century. In its best, reputation-eschewing examples Gaglioppo exudes aromas of small red berries and citrus zest, with mineral and delicate underbrush notes that are not unlike a lighter, more saline Nebbiolo. From two vineyards near the Ionian coast of Calabria Sergio is one of a growing band of Ciró producers making exquisitely fine red wines from Calabria’s star black grape. Now bottling his fruit rather than selling it off as his ancestors did, with 2009 being the first vintage, Sergio is a master at teasing out power and vivacity. The family’s 3.7ha lie in the heart of the Ciró region at 105m on Calabria’s south-eastern edge overlooking the Gulf of Taranto & Puglia beyond. Sergio is fortunate to have old vines planted in 1948 using the original ‘alberello’ trellising system, along with more recent ‘cordone speronato’ planted in the 1980s. He works in an environmentally friendly way, yields being a modest 42 hl/ha with minimal use of Copper & Sulphur and a focus on winter weeding only. Fermentation takes place in what looks like a large, open cement bath tub, allowing him to keep the cap submerged, for soft extraction over 4 to 5 days only before removing the skins (to avoid bitter tannins from the pips) and completing the fermentation.

Reference #:
19697
Strength
13.5 ABV
Bottles per Case
6 bottles
Grapes
Gaglioppo (Arvino)
Organic
Yes
Biodynamic
No
Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Sparkling
No

What do I pay for delivery?

Orders under £150 are charged an initial £9.95 incl. VAT.

Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly.
Orders under £190 are charged an initial £12.00 incl.

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And can we change order.

Deliveries are normally between 09.00 and 17.00 Tuesday to Friday and a signature is required on receipt of delivery. (We do not ship on a Friday for Monday delivery unless specifically requested to do so).

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a further email and/or text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

If you are out a card is left, with an instruction to call the local depot to re-arrange delivery. Alternatively, you can inform us to “leave safe”, “leave with a neighbour”, “leave in garage” etc. and we will pass this information onto the courier. Please remember that, in accordance with our Terms & Conditions, alcohol will only be left with persons over 18 Years Old.

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

We use Mailsafe packaging and double walled cardboard boxes for secure shipping of all bottles. Clear labelling marked FRAGILE is applied and all our despatches.

UK mainland deliveries are overnight from confirmation of despatch with the exception of the following postcodes where deliveries are made on a 2 to 5 day service from despatch : 

IV 3 to 11, IV14 to 28, IV 40 & IV 51 to 54, IV 63. KW 1 to 3 & KW 5 to 14. PH 33 to 41

 

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