2023 'A Vita il Rosso, IGP Calabria, Italy Ireland AVA Breakdown: 56% Mendocino County

AVA Breakdown: 56% Mendocino County

VINIFICATION: Natural fermentation in stainless steel

Aged for two and a a half years in bottle

similar to the Crème de Cacao

) There it rests on the palate with dense salty characteristics and an electric feeling while remaining tight

2023 'A Vita il Rosso, IGP Calabria, Italy Ireland AVA Breakdown: 56% Mendocino CountyA new wine for 'A Vita (although it was made once before, in the 2012 vintage), the 'il Rosso' is 92% Gaglioppo (from the hillside vineyards of Sant'Anastasia and Muzzunetto, at 100m asl) and 8% Magliocco (from the seaside vineyard Fego, at 0m). Both sites have typical clay limestone marls. Harvest is in late September at yield of 4000 6000kg ha (around 28 42 hl ha). The grapes are co fermented spontaneously, with a brief maceration of 36 hours. The