Mare Chiaro Cirò Bianco DOC
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Obtained from the best Greco Bianco, a thousand-year-old Calabrian vine, grown close to the Ionian Sea. A tribute to our wonderful sea of Cirò
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Obtained from the best Greco Bianco, a thousand-year-old Calabrian vine, grown close to the Ionian Sea. A tribute to our wonderful sea of Cirò
VISUAL EXAMINATION: Straw yellow with golden reflections.OLFACTORY EXAMINATION: Intense, reveals aromas of honey and yellow flowers, complex.TASTE: Inviting and pleasantly fresh taste characterized by refined mineral notes and long sapidity.
The grapes, such as Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca), Prugnola and Rossola, from the Grumello sub-area, are vinified "in red" with a medium-long maceration. After 2 months in steel and 18 months in large 80 hl Slavonian oak barrels, followed by another 4 months of aging in bottle.
VISUAL EXAMINATION: Deep ocher yellow.OLFACTORY EXAMINATION: Wide range of honeyed aromas, withered white flowers, dried fruit.TASTE: Sweet notes and references of candied orange and apricot jam, pleasant freshness that cleans the palate and supports the long persistence.
Clear wine with a straw yellow color with greenish reflections; the nose is fine and delicate, with hints of golden apple, pineapple and banana. It is a very versatile wine, used as an aperitif and can be sipped on any occasion; excellent with fish, it prefers delicate dishes.
VISUAL EXAMINATION: Straw yellow with greenish reflections.OLFACTORY EXAMINATION: Good olfactory intensity, citrus note, flowers and tropical fruit stand out.TASTE: It stands out for its pleasant sapidity and pleasant freshness accompanied by fruity notes.
Wine produced in an alpine environment using Nebbiolo grapes vinified in white. The geological origin of the land dates back to the collision between the African and European plates that gave rise to the Alps. The great variability of the resulting rocks give minerality and elegance.
From Pecorello grapes, an ancient native Calabrian vine to be rediscovered and valorised. For us, Ippolito is proud of passionate research.