Description
A still red from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, an IGT Venezia Giulia, 13% ABV, produced by Bastianich. Vintage 2018, 0.75L bottle. A blend of Merlot, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, and Schioppettino that embodies the Bastianich family's passion for wine. The grapes are selected on sorting tables and then destemmed, pressed, and sent to temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for fermentation. Aged in oak barriques for 18 months. The sweetness of blackberry and morello cherry masks the vegetal notes typical of Cabernet. On the palate, the tannins are incredibly soft and balanced, in perfect harmony with the acidity and alcohol.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1997
- Oenologist: Emilio del Medico
- Bottles produced: 220.000
- Hectares: 27
| Name | Bastianich Vespa Rosso 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Venezia Giulia IGT |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 50% Merlot, 30% Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, 20% Schioppettino |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Vendor | Bastianich |
| Origin | Cividale del Friuli (Udine). |
| Climate | Altitude: 150-200 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South, South-East, and South-West. |
| Soil composition | Eocene marl with a limestone base. |
| Plants per hectare | 4,000-8,000. |
| Yield per hectare | 5,000-6,000 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | By hand, with small crates, between the 10th of September to the 20th of October, according to the variety. |
| Fermentation temperature | 25 and 27 °C |
| Wine making | Grapes are destemmed and crushed. Fermentation occurs in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks between 25 and 27°C. During fermentation, careful daily pumping-over is carried out (15 to 18 days). At the end of maceration and alcoholic fermentation, the grapes are pressed with a vertical press to extract only the sweetest tannins. |
| Aging | After a short period of settling, the wine is racked into stainless steel tanks for complete malolactic fermentation. The wine is transferred, always separately, into French oak barriques (70% used and 30% new), where the wines are aged for 18 months in wood. Finally, the wines are blended and bottled, resting in the bottle for another 12 8 months before marketing. |
| Total acidity | 5.3 gr/L |
| PH | 3.2 |
| Residual sugar | 6.0 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

