Medium bodied Volcanic Red Wine with ripe black fruits and silky tannins
A brilliant ruby red, it opens with an intense bouquet of small red berries and spices, underlined by the classic volcanic minerality. On the palate, it is fresh, well-balanced, and wonderfully drinkable, with supple tannins and a savory, sapid finish.
Ungrafted old vines
Blend of 50% Piedirosso, 30% Olivella, 20% Aglianico
Hand-harvested
Aged 7 months in stainless steel, followed by 3 months in the bottle
Fermentation on indigenous yeast
Cellaring: Drink now to 2028
Food Pairing: Goes beautifully with mushroom risotto or grilled meats. It will also be an elegant and refined table wine that will accompany charcuterie boards as well as all kinds of pasta dishes (with white ragù, truffle, fresh tomato, etc.). Don't hesitate to serve it with Sunday's roast chicken |🌡️ Serve chilled around 16 °C
STORY BEHIND THE WINE
Cantine Olivella is a family winery named after the spring known as "dell'Olivella", at the foot of Monte Somma, in the heart of the Vesuvius National Park , where in 1974 remains of a Roman’s amphorae was found, evidence that the area was already known for its wines during the Roman empire. Today the winery cultivates about 10 hectares of organically grown vineyards located on the Vesuvius lava producing outstanding volcanic wines made with native grapes.
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Elegant, Precise & Complex Vintage Saumur
Perlage appears large, but aromas are elegant, carrying brioche, cream and sharp, yellow citrus skin. The palate is precise, showing roasted peach and honey blossom before a very well-made finish. All round, a very well-crafted, complex, grown-up wine.
International Wine & Spirit Competition 96/100 points - Gold Medal winner
Awarded Gold Medal by Mundus Vini
9 months in French oak barrels
Blend of Chenin Blanc & Chardonnay
Cellaring: Drink now to 2030
Food Pairing: As an aperitif, with creamy dish or your favourite cheeses.
STORY BEHIND THE LABEL
Sparkling wines from the Loire, especially Saumur, are widely considered as the go to affordable alternative to Champagne. Like Champagne, it comes from a coolish northern climate with limestone rich soils and the bubbles are created during a second fermentation in bottle. Bouvet-Ladubay is one of the great historic names in Loire sparkling wines and began, you could say, with a love story when it was founded in 1851 by Etienne Bouvet, just 23 and his youthful bride Celestine Ladubay when they bought 8km of underground galleries in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent (now a UNESCO World Heritage site)