Sangiovese Coriano Sigismondo 2023

Description

The fruit of a decade-long project by Le Rocche Malatestiane, Sigismondo is a Sangiovese Superiore DOC produced by a proven team that relies on the collaboration of some of Romagna's leading winemakers, viticulturists, and agronomists. Always attentive to the roots of its territory, the renowned Rimini winery has succeeded in combining in this wine a passion for tradition with the necessary innovation to satisfy consumer tastes. Boasting the title of being the only Sangiovese in the Rimini area to be awarded the prestigious "Tre bicchieri" prize by the experts at Gambero Rosso for best quality-price ratio, this wine represents one of the greatest successes of all Romagna wine production. Sigismondo is a wine made from 100% Sangiovese grapes grown in vineyards characterized by limestone soil and gray clay—located in Coriano, in the province of Rimini—on sunny, low-altitude hills overlooking the sea. This Sangiovese is vinified in red with 12 days of maceration and delestage. Aging takes place in a mixed manner, using a period in barrique followed by a second, longer period in steel, for a total duration of one year. The result is a delicious still red wine that enhances the many diversities of its terroir and interprets them in the spirit of specialization and modernity, but without forgetting its cultural roots (starting with the name, chosen in homage to Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini in the 15th century).

Details

Perfume

Fresh fruity scents of marasca and red plum, followed by floral purple hints and rose petals, accompanied by light, sparkling white peppercorns.

Color

Ruby red with good transparency.

Taste

An immediate sensation of distinct freshness and youthful expression supports the taste. Pleasant tannin structure, even if in the process of integration. Balanced palate perception with satisfying final closure on pronounced fruity hints.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Rocche Malatestiane

From this winery

• Start up year: 1959
• Oenologist: Enrico Salvatori
• Bottles produced: 700.000
• Hectares: 800

The company Le Rocche Malatestiane is located in Rimini, on the Adriatic coast and has its wine production areas on the hills overlooking the sea. Le Rocche Malatestiane has always represented the wine producing roots of the Rimini area and it is with pride that since 1959 the company and the wines carry the name of the family Malatesta, Signoria (nobles) of Rimini from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century.

I Malatesta, especially Sigismondo Pandolfo, were great leaders and patrons, and thanks to them works of art and architecture were made such as the strongholds and fortresses that can be seen on the hills, where we cultivate our vines.

The wines of Le Rocche Malatestiane are produced by 500 growers who directly farm 800 hectares of vineyards distributed on the hills of the Province of Rimini, from upper Val Marecchia to the hinterland of Cattolica, on the border between the Romagna and Le Marche regions.

From this wealth of vineyards the best grapes of the CDO (DOC) Colli di Rimini and CDO (DOC) Romagna are produced. Our territories look like a mosaic of terroirs, different in altitude, in the type of soil and the position from the sea.

Since 2011, with the project "Land of Sangiovese from Rimini", the company has wanted to redevelop its identity through the enhancement of the Sangiovese grape that most distinguishes us because it represents over 70% of our local productions.

Therefore we invested in the analysis of soils with a zoning which outlined three major terroirs and thanks to new grape selection methods in the winery and a separate vinification, it was possible to create an interpretation that better respected the characteristics of the grape variety and terroirs of origin.

Alongside the production of Sangiovese there are productions of native grapes such as Rebola, Pagadebit and Biancame and international varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay that have found a positive expression in the Rimini area.

Our cultural roots and our passion for the territory have led to the restoration of a magnificent underground cave in the heart of Monte Giove, the hill on which Santarcangelo di Romagna stands, in the Province of Rimini. Here we refine the sangiovese Mons Jovis, in conditions of temperature stability and balance of all the factors that make the wine extraordinary. Read more

Emilia-Romagna

Technical Sheet

Name	Le Rocche Malatestiane Sangiovese Coriano Sigismondo 2023
Type	Red still
Denomination	Romagna DOC
Vintage	2023
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Sangiovese
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Vendor	Rocche Malatestiane
Origin	Coriano (Rimini).
Climate	Altitude: 100 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	Limestone clayey.
Cultivation system	70% spurred cordon, 30% Guyot.
Harvest	End of September.
Wine making	Vinification in red with 12 days maceration and punch-down with délestage.
Aging	10% in barrique 90% in stainless steel for 1 year.
Allergens	Contains sulphites