Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte DOC - Tormaresca

The Tormaresca Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte is a first-class organic red wine. It presents a wonderfully dense, purple-red color. After the first swirl, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, which can be seen in the strong stained glass windows at the edge of the glass. In the glass, this red wine from Tormaresca offers aromas of mulberries, blackberries, black cherries, blueberries and raisins, complemented by black tea, sun-warmed rocks and cocoa beans. On the palate, the Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte from Tormaresca starts off wonderfully dry, grippy and aromatic. There is dry and really dry. This red wine belongs to the second group, as it was bottled with just 0.9 g of residual sugar. On the palate, the texture of this powerful red wine is wonderfully melting, velvety, fleshy and dense. Thanks to its lively fruit acidity, Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte is exceptionally fresh and lively on the palate. The finish of this youthful red wine from the Apulia wine-growing region, more precisely from the Castel del Monte DOC, ultimately delights with an exceptional finish.

Vinification of the Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte from Tormaresca

The basis for the powerful Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte from Apulia is grapes from the Aglianico grape variety. Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte is an Old World wine through and through, as this Italian wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underlines the success of wines from the Old World. The ripeness of the grapes for this Aglianico wine is influenced to a considerable extent by the climate of the growing region. In Apulia, the grapes thrive in a warm climate, which is reflected in particularly well-ripened grapes and a rather high must weight, among other things. The grapes for this red wine from Italy are harvested exclusively by hand when they are perfectly ripe. After hand-picking, the grapes are immediately taken to the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place in small wooden vats at controlled temperatures. At the end of fermentation, the Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte is aged for 39 months in French oak barrels. The ageing in oak barrels is followed by considerable bottle ageing, which makes this red wine even more complex.

Recommended with Tormaresca Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte

This red wine from Italy is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It goes perfectly with leek tortilla, ossobuco or duck breast with sugar snap peas.

Awards for the Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte from Tormaresca

This wine from the Castel del Monte DOC not only impressed us, but also well-known wine journalists awarded it 90 points and more. The ratings include the 2017 vintage

• I Vini di Veronelli - 3 stars
• Bibenda (Duemilavini) - 5 grapes
• Doctor Wine - 93 points
• Falstaff - 93 points
• Gambero Rosso - 2 glasses

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