Description
Darkly alluring, savory and nearly sultry, the 2019 Cerasuolo di Vittoria Grotte Alte grumbles up with a blend of crushed ashen stones and black cherries complicated by exotic spice and dusty dried roses. It splashes easily across the palate, energized by a core of zesty acidity. Tart red berry fruits and mineral tones saturate throughout. This leaves a fascinating blend of tangerine and sour melon that keeps the mouth watering for more despite its grippy tannins as wild blueberry notes fade. The Grotte Alte remains a testament to the height to which Cerasuolo di Vittoria can achieve.
Tasting Notes
This Frappato comes from the single vineyard Fossa di Lupo, from which the fruit of the Grotte Alte also comes. Color is animating cherry red with violet reflections, delicate lightening towards the rim. One is not disappointed, but notes with rapture that it transports the Burgundian finesse of the nose excellently to the tongue. Silky, polished tannins and lively acidity are wonderfully integrated into the refreshing fruit, delicately buffered by a fine yeasty note. A wine of beguiling elegance and impressive depth that wonderfully conveys the typicity of Frappato and Sicily into the bottle and glass. You want to keep drinking it forever and never get full. The dishes that accompany this wine also experience a wonderful inspiration and revitalization through it.
