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of Wine Blogger # 6: Five Roses Leone de Castris

Iniziamo con due puntualizzazioni (che puzzano di scusa...). La prima è che questo blog potrebbe cambiare... denominazione.
Da Imbottigliato all'Origine a Vino dei Blogger Blog. Per vari motivi (soprattutto di lavoro ma anche di pigrizia, sono io il vero Vinopigro !) lo aggiorno molto di rado, praticamente solo quando esce il VdB. Chiedo venia, in questo momento trovo più rapido (per il poco tempo che ho) farneticare su un paio di forum .
La seconda è che non ho fatto un volo di fantasia nello scegliere il mio rosato. Sono andato sul sicuro degustando per voi quello che è, di fatto, la storia dei rosati Italiani: il Five Roses di Leone de Castris, nel millesimo '05.
Cosa mi ha fatto scegliere questo vino? Prima di tutto la regione di provenienza, la Puglia, culla insieme alla Calabria dei migliori rosè sulla piazza (ok, anche i Cerasuoli abruzzesi non sono male!). In seconda battuta il ruolo che questo vino ha nella tipologia. Prima annata di produzione, il 1943, quando in Italia per la maggior parte della popolazione era difficile bere qualcosa di diverso dall'acqua (si era in piena guerra). Curiosa la storia del nome anglofono : deriva dalla contrada Cinque Rose, a Salice Salentino, chiamata così perchè ogni de Castris per generazioni aveva avuto cinque figli, appunto cinque rose. General Charles Poletti, who was responsible for the SUPPLY of Allied forces at the end of the war fell in love with this wine, and ordered the company a large number of bottles. But the name as "Italian" was not right, and changed it to Five Roses. This explains the origin of the name, the first case of globalization casus belli. Then came even Were Dreams, now it is just wine, but that's another story ...

Coming to wine, finally, we are faced with a good product. 90% with a balance of Negroamaro Malvasia Nera, about ten hours of maceration to achieve its characteristic color. A beautiful cherry red, very intense, brilliant and captivating. The nose of strawberries, raspberries and red fruits in general, we give in to the big, chased by beautiful shades of rose hips. Nice and complex nose, nothing to say. On the palate the wine has body, light tannins present but the mouth is filled to understand that doing well behind a vine is very important and good work. Too bad for the ending, which I think is a bit 'bitter and not very long, but you can not expect more of their own. Let's say that if you take away 80 points in agility.
And I must confess that I have sinned much. After tasting it at 13 degrees, I stuck it in the fridge and I have shot 7.
A real pleasure!

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Wine of the Blogger # 5: Ancient Reserve Merlot COF Broil

Dura choice, that request for Luk wine bloggers # 5. A little 'as Buridan's ass, I found myself in trouble: what to choose between a fine and elegant Pinot Nero from Alto Adige or a vigorous and full-bodied Merlot from Friuli?
The donkey in question made a bad end: indecision on which one tempting piles of hay to feed, died of hunger. I, obviously (I hope) ass are not (and do not want to die of thirst) I made a reasoned choice.
drinking Pinot Noir in question (for readers, the 2003 Garlider, keep an eye on Christian we can do ...) was how to commit infanticide, troppotroppo young, while the COF Merlot Reserve Old Broil I felt ready to be consumed.
I know, I have chosen for exclusion, but choice is always, no?

As always I try to Google some more information about the company. The home page states:

A B ncient Roilo,
old farm in the heart of the eastern hills, in a magnificent environment

produces excellent white and red wines

good start ... .. ..

But I must say that I found an excellent product. Of course, not a standard of elegance. The vine, outgoing and a bit 'piacione of his own, enhanced by vintage Sahara, has produced a wine, pass me the term fat and rotondone. But certainly very pleasant, complex and not cooked as other 2003 I've tasted.

already in the glass the color of a ruby-red is really nice and inviting, which suggests to me a certain acidity. In the first instance, the nose feels a hint of alcohol, however, followed by tobacco puffs, white chocolate, red fruit, especially plum jam, herbal notes of light, a residual spiciness reminiscent of the passage in wood (12-18 months in barrels), but not intrusive. Again, not very elegant but a lot of power and a lot of cleaning.

Once in the mouth the body is to be sold, the wine is round and piacione but avercene piacioni of the case. The tannins are fine and acidity, such as intuition, is present and keeps the wine alive, while persistence is a record. The finish turns a bit 'sull'amaro, the only flaw of this wine, which for the rest I found a very good and well done, good expression of the territory (the Colli Orientali del Friuli), where the Merlot is actually a native.
sign that that works well in the vineyard (vines of 30 years, yields of 50 quintals / ha, facing north-east) you can produce good even when the nature pulling against you.

's not a nice wine, is about € 20 in wine shops, but it's worth it.

final point: please, change the slogan on the company website!

ps. excuse the horrible photo, taken at the last minute with the phone.