2019 COS Rosso di Vittoria
Sicily Italy
A beautiful medium-bodied blend of Nero d'Avola and Frappato grapes. Tense, nervy and delicious to drink.
$67.00
About This Wine
Here's a wine that perfectly represents the energy and drive the COS wines have become known for. It takes two of Sicily's hero red varieties: Frappato & Nero d'Avola, and takes them into fresh and frisky territory.
Usually labelled under the Cerasuolo di Vittoria label, a dispute with the local Consorzio authorities meant that in 2019 it is labelled solely as COS Rosso di Vittoria.
The fruit is picked with freshness and acidity as the focal point as opposed to the richer, black-fruited Nero etc that Sicily is well known for. This is all red fruit, spice and florals with a real sense of tension and minerality underlying the whole picture.
It's a terrific wine. Flighty, nervy and persistent. Dive in.
About COS
Founded in 1980, by Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti, and Cirino Strano, COS (an acronym formed from their surname initials) is considered one of the benchmark producers of the Vittoria appellation in Sicily.
Today, Giusto Occhipinti is the main man at the head of this revered winery which dates back to the 1880s. Occhipinti constructs his wines entirely around creating pure, unadorned expressions of his precious old vineyard.
Farmed organically and biodynamically since the 1980s, these vines in the deep south of Sicily thrive in the hot, dry climate. Using a combination of clay amphora, concrete, and old, large botti, Giusto mainlines the unique character of his site into a fascinating collection of fresh, complex reds and extraordinary skin contact amber wines.
These are natural wines of rare complexity and energy and rightfully some of the most respected in the region today.
Sicily, Italy
From The Producer
Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d’Avola 60%
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature..
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period:end of september, first days of october.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
Blend : Nero d’Avola (60%), Frappato (40%)
ABV : 12.5%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2028
Bottle Size : 750ml
COS winery, Sicily, Italy
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