Ares - Tenuta Dioscuri
by Tenuta Dioscuri: A Legacy of Fine Wines · vintage 2012
Passito wine “Greco di Bianco” DOC Ares (Greek God of War) from Tenuta Dioscuri. It represents one of the ancient vines of Italy and is the fruit of the vine brought in the 7th century BC by the Greek colonists, who founded the first nucleus of what was later called Magna Graecia in the most extreme part of the Ionian coast of Calabria. It was once produced in those stone millstones, visible in the hills around Bianco. Even today, Greco di Bianco Doc is produced after drying the grapes on racks exclusively in the municipalities of Bianco and Casignana (RC). The wine, aged in barrique and bottled in a limited number, has a straw yellow colour, complex hints of dates and honey, walnuts and black pepper, almonds and apricot, an intense but also refreshing savory mouthfeel with an iodine finish mixed with mustard and caramelised figs.
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Ares - Tenuta Dioscuri
Passito wine “Greco di Bianco” DOC Ares (Greek God of War) from Tenuta Dioscuri. It represents one of the ancient vines of Italy and is the fruit of the vine brought in the 7th century BC by the Greek colonists, who founded the first nucleus of what was later called Magna Graecia in the most extreme part of the Ionian coast of Calabria. It was once produced in those stone millstones, visible in the hills around Bianco. Even today, Greco di Bianco Doc is produced after drying the grapes on racks exclusively in the municipalities of Bianco and Casignana (RC). The wine, aged in barrique and bottled in a limited number, has a straw yellow colour, complex hints of dates and honey, walnuts and black pepper, almonds and apricot, an intense but also refreshing savory mouthfeel with an iodine finish mixed with mustard and caramelised figs.
ARES
GRECO DI BIANCO D.O.C.
PASSED
GRAPES AND WINEMAKING:
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION: Municipality of Bianco, Province of Reggio
Calabria.
VARIETIES: Greco Bianco di Bianco.
HARVEST TIME: First half of September.
DRYING: Ventilated greenhouses about 10 days.
VINIFICATION: White vinification in steel tanks
controlled temperature. Maturation in
French oak barriques where the wine
lasts for about 2 years. Refinement in
bottle for 6 months.
ORGANOLEPTIC EXAMINATION:
COLOR: Straw yellow with amber reflections.
BOUQUET: Complex fruity and floral with hints of dates and
honey, walnuts and black pepper, almonds and apricot.
TASTE: Sweet, quite warm, soft, balanced, intense, fine
and persistent, great concentration and flavor, the flavor is
elegant, velvety and refreshing with an iodized finish mixed with
mustard and caramelized figs.
PAIRING: Mature cheeses, cakes, desserts produced with
complex ingredients, jams, dried fruit
and candied fruit. Meditation wine par excellence
paired with cigars and chocolate
dark.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14 – 16 °C.
Tenuta Dioscuri: A Legacy of Fine Wines
Calabria, Italy
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