Azienda Agricola Cos Maldafrica Rosso Terre Sicilia IGP 2019

Maldafrica denotes an "inner longing for a distant land" and is not love at first sight, but it is one of the most interesting wines of Sicily.

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

$78.00

Quantity

Learn More

Black Fruit, Herbal, Pepper / Spice, and Mineral, Woody and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Sicily, Italy

Grape Varietals:
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaking:
Natural and Organic
Crushed, Wild yeast, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 13-18 Months Amphora (Quevri), Oak Barrels, and Bottle Ageing

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
meat balls in tomato sauce, grilled red meats, roasted chicken and duck

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Lamb shank, Sio ba, lamb kebab

Azienda Agricola Cos

COS are an exciting natural winery in the Vittoria region of Sicily. Located in the south east corner of the island, Vittoria is the home to the only Sicilian DOCG, Cerasuaolo di Vittoria, which brings together the Nero d'Avola and Frappato varieties

Description

Azienda Agricola Cos Maldafrica Rosso Terre Sicilia IGP 2019

Maldafrica denotes an "inner longing for a distant land" and is not love at first sight, but it is one of the most interesting wines of Sicily.

Taste Profile: Maldafrica overwhelms the senses with dark fruits, spices, chopped herbs, salty notes, sulphur, leather and damp tobacco. Its mouthfeel is over a minute long and its acidity provides the perfect amount of astringency to refresh the senses for all its opulence.

Fontane,Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily. Grown organically on red soil, medium consistency, formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.

Winemaking Process: Spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts. Aged in Slavonian barrels and bottle.

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus