Palikos Calabria Rosso

Wines

Palikos is a youthful, fruit driven wine that has a pleasing rustic crunch. Thanks to the particular micro-climatic, typical of the souther tip of Calabria, it is possible to produce a simple red wine, available at a great price, that still provides character and a sense of place.

Appellation: Calabria Rosso IGT

Type: Red, dry

Blend: 60% Gaglioppo, 40% Nerello Calabrese

Wine Details:

Tasting Notes:

Color: Ruby red.

Bouquet: Fruity with good intensity, slightly spiced.

Taste: Full and warm red and dark fruit notes, lightly tannic, balanced acidity. Calabrian Gaglioppo and Nerello grapes give the wine intensity, richness and softness.

Alcohol: 13.5%.

Serving Suggestion: Serve at a 18-20°C (64-68°F).

Pairing: An ideal companion for dishes based on particularly spicy white meats, Pesce stocco* or Stocco di Mammola, and medium-aged cheeses.

*Pesce stocco is an extraordinary and ancient recipe with Medieval Norman influences, made from dried fish.

Vinyard Notes:

Production Area: Palizzi†, Reggio Calabria (about 10 kilometers north of the Ioanian Sea).

Exposure: Southeast.

Training System: Spurred cordon.

Vine Density: 5,000 plants/hectare.

Soil: Medium consistency, tending to clayey..

†Palizzi is one of the Greek (Griko dialect) speaking villages of Bovesia one of the two Griko-speaking areas of southern Italy.

Winemaking Notes:

Harvest: Manual harvest, end of September.

Vinification: Fermentation in temperature controlled steel tanks ( 28° C). Five-days of maceration. .

Aging: 4-5 months in tonneaux (varies with vintage) and then 2-months in bottle before release.