Double award for Cantina di Venosa at the National Wine Competition Rosa Rosati Rosé

Cantina di Venosa red wines continue to gather awards and acknowledgments at a nationwide level. In truth, it is news of nowadays that 2 red wines of the Cooperativa del Vulture were granted at the Concorso Enologico Nazionale Rosa Rosati Rosé kept in Endine, in the province of Bergamo. The Verbo Rosato IGP 2023 won the “Rosa d’Oro”, with the amazing rating of 95/100. The Baliaggio Rosato IGP 2023 likewise carried out well, winning the “Quattro Rose” thanks to ball game of 89/100.

The 2 granted red wines will likewise be consisted of in the Guida al Bere Rosa– The quality of Rosé White wines chosen for 2025.

Verbo RosatoAn sophisticated, modern-day, welcoming rosé, with coppery reflections and a broad and extreme fruity arrangement, with tips of cherry, strawberry, raspberry. Fresh on the taste buds and extremely drinkable and well balanced, a flexible white wine for all meals: appetisers, soups, risottos, breast meats, fresh cheeses. Acquired from pure Aglianico in young 10-20 years of age espalier-trained vines (3,500 plants/ha; 80-100 quintals/ha) in the Venosa location in between 400 and 500 meters above water level. The 100% Aglianico grapes are gathered by hand in the early hours of the early morning, in the 2nd and 3rd 10 days of October, and right away go to the cellar where the should ages in stainless-steel tanks and in bottles for a minimum of a month.

Baliaggio RosatoThe Aglianico grapes are carefully picked in the early hours of the early morning in 10-12 kg cages and after that right away transferred to the cellar, where they are pushed, drained pipes and separated after about 12 hours from the free-run must, decanted and fermented at a regulated temperature level of 15 ° to 18 ° C. The vineyards, aged in between 10 and twenty years, lie at an elevation of 400-550 meters above water level. Production per hectare is 8-10 heaps.

This is a white wine with an intense cherry pink color, with appealing bluish colors. On the nose it is extremely fruity, with clear tips of cherry, strawberry and raspberry. On the taste buds it is fresh and extremely healthy. It is a white wine for all meals, exceptional when coupled with risotto, fresh cheeses and breast meats.