This wine is a mixture of historic land and fashionable know-how. It’s from the extra upscale line of wines referred to as Vinea Domini, a division of the Gotto d’Oro wine cooperative within the province of Lazio. That is close to Rome, within the heart of Italy, a area the place wines have been produced for over 2,000 years. A lake and river close by cool the Vinea Domini vineyards within the scorching summer time, and supply loads of water within the subsoil; the earth there’s additionally wealthy in potassium and natural matter.
The 2019 Vinea Domini Roma DOC Rosso is a shiny, charming, unassuming wine. It’s comprised of a typical grape mix within the area: at the least half Montepulciano, with a bit Sangiovese. The wine has an enormous, fruity aroma suggestive of cherry and blood orange. It’s rustically recent on the palate, with hints of black and crimson cherries. Loads of tannin within the wine argues for consuming it with a hearty dinner of Roman specialties comparable to artichokes, oxtail stew, sweetbreads and different native, country-style dishes.
WHO: Vinea Domini by Gotto d’Oro
WHAT: Montepulciano, with some Sangiovese
WHERE: Lazio, Italy
HOW MUCH: round $15
RATING: 90
