Orestiadi Il Rosso di Ludovico Riserva 2020

Description

"Although 2016 was a good year in Sicily, with a mild climate that favoured a regular development of ripening, in our opinion what is ordinarily good is in no way suited to the extraordinary personality that Il Rosso di Ludovico has to express and represent; consequently, we considered it opportune to make a vintage jump. In fact, in Sicily, 2017 was the year of great contrasts: a cool, rainy Spring followed by Summer periods of dry, torrid heat. In this context, the favourable position and the prudent management of the Vigneto di Ludovico, combined with the natural resistance to this extreme climate of our indigenous vines, once again confirmed a well-known assumption, namely that historically 'hot vintages have a positive influence on great red wines'. From such a complex vintage, therefore, could only come a wine that lives up to what it wants and must represent. Today, Il Rosso di Ludovico 2017 manages to show itself as an iconic wine, at the same time intriguing and austere without ever losing elegance. Enveloping and direct, it gradually releases a surprising richness of aroma and taste in the glass". (Giuseppe Clementi - Technical Director of Orestiadi)

Details

Perfume

Intense bouquet of prunes, mulberry and black cherry that alternate with spicy nuances of liquorice, tobacco, pepper and cocoa.

Color

Intense ruby red colour with purple hues.

Taste

Full bodied wine, powerful on the palate with complex structure and soft, finely balanced tannins.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Orestiadi

From this winery

• Oenologist: Giuseppe Clementi
• Hectares: 120

Sicily, an island with a long-standing wine growing tradition, is home to the Tenute Orestiadi’s vineyards, founded in Gibellina by a group of wine growers in a cooperative and the Orestiadi Foundation, one of the most important cultural institutions in the Mediterranean region, to promote the identity of Sicilian indigenous grapes through the union of art and wine.

Tenute Orestiadi is an ancient name that evokes distant myths and legends, that in fact amidst these lands found life thanks to Aeschylus, that more than 20 centuries ago wrote and brought to the stage the legend of ORESTES and of the ORESTIADI.

Tenute Orestiadi was awarded 3 gold medals at the International Mundus Wine Competition Spring Tasting 2021. Here are the medal-winning wines:

- 2018 Tenute Orestiadi II Bianco di Ludovico Riserva - Gold Medal

- 2020 Molino a Vento Nero d´Avola DOC Sicilia - Gold Medal

- 2020 Tenute Orestiadi Grillo DOC Sicilia - Gold Medal and Best of Show Sicilia white

It is with great pleasure that all the wines we submitted this year, 2024, to The Wine Hunter competition received awards.

Specifically:

- PaxMentis Syrah 2022 Gold Medal (awarded to wines scoring between 93 and 95.99)

- The Bianco di Ludovico 2021 Red Medal (awarded to wines scoring between 90 and 92.99)

-The Rosso di Ludovico 2020 Red Medal (awarded to wines with a score between 90 and 92.99)

- Nissim Grillo 2023 Red Medal (awarded to wines with a score between 90 and 92.99)

- Etna Rosso La Gelsomina 2023 Red Medal (awarded to wines with a score between 90 and 92.99) Read more

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Orestiadi Il Rosso di Ludovico Riserva 2020
Type	Red still
Denomination	Sicilia DOC
Vintage	2020
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	90% Nero d'Avola, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Orestiadi
Origin	Gibellina (TP).
Allergens	Contains sulphites