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16¾/20
Feudi di San Gregorio Sirica 2014
Campania, ItalyBrooding dark plum, boysenberry is infiltrated with black pepper, tobacco, and subtle sapid resin in this alluring, medium bodied red from Campania. Tannins are slender, but astringently raspy, finishing with an herbal/medicinal echo. This is from the centuries-old sirica grape, rediscovered by the winery's agronomists. They found three giant plants, 200-years-old, growing in Taurasi, and quickly determined they were not agliancio, the dominant red in the area. DNA testing showed traces of refosco, teroldego and syrah, and the newly known grape was determined as sicira (a name that Pliny the Elder refers to in ancient Roman times). The viticultural team did a selction to reproduce the plant, and now the winery has near to two ha of sirica vines. The wine is aged in barriques for twelve months, followed by a nine-month stint in bottle. This blends the newly planted six-year-old plants with those growing for 200 years.Tasted: 10 April 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $44.99 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Grape: Sirica
