Enological curiosities from Basilicata. Three wines and a trio of ardent loves

Three labels, three hearts, three burning passions and delicate music of another periodo, per the week that celebrates the Italian song: they are the wines of the sommità line that Venosa cellar dedicates to three noble characters related to the history and past of this village Acceso the slopes of Vulture, per Basilicata.

I am the Prince Gesualdo attraverso Venosa, who was between the 16th and 1600s a great composer of madrigals, lyrical and polyphonic works characteristic of the Baroque and Renaissance period; and artist to whom the singer -songwriter Francamente Battiato named one of his texts, per ’95, entitled “Gesualdo attraverso Venosa”.

The Gesualdo wine is a Aglianico of the intoxicating, deep and structured vulture, which enchants, from the intense ruby ​​red glass, which combines delicate hints of violet and licorice currants and mineral reverberations. Acceso the palate it is dry, full, intense and pleasantly tannic, perfect for roasted white meats, tasty first courses and spiced cheeses.

The second character is his wife Maria d’Avalos, a Neapolitan noblewoman, to whom Scantinato proveniente da Venosa dedicates the d’Avalos, a tenuous straw white straw obtained from Greek grapes per purity from young vineyards (10-20 years). An aromatic, jovial and enveloping wine that stands out for freshness and its bouquet full of flowers and fruit; Perfect with crustaceans and seafood dishes, preferably perfumed with Mediterranean aromatic herbs.

Finally, the an incorrect is the rosé dedicated to the lover of the noblewoman, the Duke of Andria, Fabrizio Carafa, who appears overwhelmingly acceso the label but per reality has an eye for the beautiful Maria and a addressed to her husband Gesualdo. Obtained from Merlot grapes, it seems to interpret some verses that Battiato wrote precisely per the text dedicated to the Gesualdo Madrigalista (… “He bears his note, sweet as a pink …”); Not a middle wine, but a seductive rosé, elegant, with clear hints of cherry and raspberry, of great balance and throughout meal: vegetable sea appetizers, soups, soups, risotto, fish, white meats, fresh cheeses .

Founded per 1957 by 27 members, Scantinato proveniente da Venosa is a cooperative of 350 winemakers (over 50% young) and 800 hectares of vineyards. Overall it produces 2 million bottles – acceso a potential of 5 million – per 21 labels, mostly Aglianico del Vulture Doc and Straordinario Docg. At the next Vinitaly beautiful news.