Aristocratico Appassimento is a rich Italian red wine made using the traditional appassimento method. It features Zinfandel and Negroamaro grapes from Salento, offering a velvety smooth texture and notes of dried fig and spice.
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Product attributes: Vegetarian.
Full Product Name: Red Italian Wine.
Origin: Product of Italy.
Allergen Information: Contains Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites. Contains Sulphites.
Dietary Information: Suitable for Vegetarians.
Brand: Aristocratico.
Manufacturer: Bottled by CA. PI., Bardolino, Italy.
Return to Address: CA. PI., Bardolino, Italy.
History: Cantina Bortolato Emanuela is one of the leading family-owned wineries in Italy, established in 1986 by the Pizzolo Family: Giorgio (Managing Director) and his three brothers, Augusto, Giuliano and Floriano. The main production facility is based in Calmasino near Lake Garda and boasts one of the most modern facilities in Europe. The family continue to build on their success with investment in both people and equipment, ensuring quality is always the no. 1 priority.
Agent: Ehrmanns Wines t/a E I Wines.
Grape variety: Zinfandel, Negroamaro.
Regional information: Aristocratico Appassimento is made using selected Primitivo (Zinfandel) and Negroamaro grapes grown in vineyards in the Salento wine region of Puglia, Italy.
Tasting notes: Deep ruby-purple with an expressive nose of ripe plums and raisin. Concentrated and rich in the mouth with a velvety smooth texture, this Appassimento shows developed notes of dried fig, spice and tobacco. Ideal with rich cheeses.
Alcohol by volume: 14.5.
Units: 10.9.
Producer: Cantina Bortolato Emanuela.
Vinification details: Aristocratico Appassimento pays homage to this century old winemaking process to obtain the finest red wines thanks to late harvesting. Only the best grapes of Negramaro and Primitivo varieties are selected and left on the plants, until each grape is dried out, concentrating its taste and aromas. Characterised by an intense ruby red color and ripe fruit with notes of spices.
