Red wine 1915 lands of Cosenza Spadafora

Particularly important wine in our production, takes its name from the year in which Particularly important wine in our production, takes its name from the year in which the company was established, 1915 year of domination, when Francesco Spadafora, the company was established, 1915 annodomini, when Francesco Spadafora, four generations ago, began the adventure of our cellar. four generations ago the adventure of our cellar began.

Classification: Classification:

Terre di Cosenza D.O.P. DONNICI sub-area; erre di Cosenza D.O.P. DONNICI sub-area;

Typology: Typology: red;

Bottles Produced: Bottles Produced:

3,000 Territory: Territory: Donnici, a hilly area south of the confluence of the Crati and Donnici rivers, a hilly area south of the confluence of the Crati and Busento rivers, a land historically suited to the cultivation of vines; Busento, a land historically suited to the cultivation of vines;

Grapes: Grapes: autochthonous, Magliocco Dolce and Greco Nero; autochthonous, Magliocco Dolce and Greco Nero; Cultivation method: Cultivation method: traditionally sapling, average yield deliberately reduced to traditionally sapling, average yield deliberately reduced to 50 quintals of grapes per hectare; 50 quintals of grapes per hectare;

Harvest period: Harvest period: from mid to late October; mid to late October;

Vinification: Vinification: the grapes are left to ripen, almost until they dry on the plant, for the grapes they are left to ripen, almost until they dry on the plant, for a few weeks, the harvest is done by hand selecting only the best bunches, after a few weeks, the harvest takes place by hand selecting only the best bunches, after destemming, we move on to soft pressing and long contact with the skins; destemming, followed by soft pressing and long contact with the skins;

Fermentation: Fermentation: takes place in steel, with constant temperature control; takes place in steel, with constant temperature control;

Refinement: Refinement: first in steel for six months, then in French oak barriques for at least six months, then in French oak barriques for at least eighteen months, finally twelve months in the bottle, in order to soften and round off the eighteen months, finally twelve months in the bottle, in order to soften and smooth out any sharp edges; any sharp edges;

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Color: Color: it is a ruby red wine of sumptuous intensity, the reflections are garnet, due to the is a ruby red wine of sumptuous intensity, the reflections are garnet, due to the natural evolution in the bottle; natural evolution in the bottle; Perfume: Perfume: the nose is complex, intense and persistent, clear red berried fruits, hints the nose is complex, intense and persistent, clear red berried fruits, spicy hints of tobacco and vanilla, due to the judicious passage in barrique ; spiced with tobacco and vanilla, due to the judicious passage in barrique;

Flavour: Flavour: in the mouth it is fine but decisive, warm, full-bodied, with great structure, soft and in the mouth it is fine but decisive, warm, full-bodied, with great structure, soft and elegant, rightly tannic, velvety in evolution; elegant, rightly tannic, velvety in evolution;

Food Pairings: Food Pairings: great meditation wine, the pairing is subjective; great meditation wine, the pairing is subjective; Service Temperature: Service Temperature: in order to enhance the organoleptic characteristics, serve at 18-20 °C., after adequate and necessary oxygenation; 18-20 °C., after adequate and necessary oxygenation;

Alcohol content: Alcohol content: 14.5% vol. 14.5% vol.

Awards and Acknowledgments: Awards and Acknowledgments: widely paid attention to by all the major sector guides widely paid attention to by all the major sector guides (Gambero Rosso, Vini Buoni d'Italia, Luca Maroni, Paolo Massobrio, Vitae AIS, Bibenda Gambero Rosso, Vini Buoni d'Italia, Luca Maroni, Paolo Massobrio, Vitae AIS, Bibenda

FIS, Veronelli FIS, Veronelli) with flattering evaluations, the 1915 is with flattering evaluations, the 1915 is a wine that gives us great satisfaction, a wine that gives us great satisfaction, among the countless awards, the one received from Golosaria di Paolo Massobrio which among the countless awards, the one received from Golosaria di Paolo Massobrio who indicated it among the 100 best wines of Italy. indicated it among the 100 best wines of Italy.