Creta Cesanese di Affile DOP Reserve

Rinelli Vigneti's Riserva: Cesanese di Affile DOP aged for at least 12 months in French oak, from the white clays of the mountains

Ruby with garnet reflections, spices of pepper, cinnamon and vanilla: robust, intense and enveloping like the slopes that gave birth to it.

The Creta Cesanese of Affile DOP Riserva by Rinelli Vigneti

Creta is the pinnacle of Rinelli Vigneti's production, and its name is a declaration of love for the terroir: "Creta" (literally, "clay"), like the white clays of Affile, the predominantly clayey soils with a good percentage of limestone and rich in minerals on which the vines, trained using the Guyot and spurred cordon systems, thrive. Harvest is done by hand, from late September to the first ten days of October. In the cellar, maceration on the skins lasts throughout the alcoholic fermentation with daily manual punching down, followed by a long maturation: at least 12 months in French oak barrels, without filtration or fining. This Riserva DOP combines the power of its 15% ABV with the mineral elegance of the mountains.
 
 
 

The roots of this Creta are deep in tradition

Affile holds a history few towns can match: it was here—in ancient Enfide—that, according to tradition, the young Benedict of Norcia stayed before retiring to Subiaco, taking the first steps on a journey that would change Europe. And it was precisely the Benedictine monasteries that, over the centuries, protected the viticulture of these valleys. Cesanese di Affile, Lazio's only great red mountain DOP, is the heir to that thousand-year-old history: a demanding and rare grape variety, whose name and home are here. The Riserva Creta is its most profound expression, transformed by time in oak into a liquid memory of the land.
 
 
 

Organoleptic examination and characteristics

Visual examination: ruby red with garnet reflections.
Olfactory examination: vegetal and dried fruit notes, with spicy hints of pepper, cinnamon and vanilla.
Taste test: Structure and body with lively, light tannins; freshness, complexity, and great flavor, supported by a strong minerality. Persistence and flavor make the wine robust, intense, and enveloping.
Match with: recommended with stewed or grilled red meats and first courses based on meat.
 
 
 

How to Best Use: Creta Cesanese di Affile DOP Riserva

• RED MEATS, STEWED AND GRILLED — The Reserve requires dishes that are up to the task: braised Biodynamic stew right in the Crete for a memorable stew, or fire up the grill with the Lazio Beef Box: structure calls structure.
• THE FIRST OF EARTH — Woodland flavours are his element: a risotto with Whole Organic Rosa Marchetti Rice creamed with Shiitake cream: earthy notes meet oak spices in a perfect embrace.
• THE MEDITATIONAL ENDING — With its 15 degrees and its complexity, the Creta closes the evening as the protagonist: accompany it with squares of 71% Organic Dark Chocolate and a teaspoon of Jam Figs: the slow ritual of great reds.

The Producer: Rinelli Vigneti

Two families, a village at 684 meters, and vineyards rescued from abandonment: Rinelli Vigneti practices heroic viticulture in Affile, recognized by the Lazio Region, where steel and French barriques enhance grapes grown using regenerative and sustainable practices.
 
 
 

Allergens

It contains SULPHITES.
 
 
 

Nutritional Values ​​(per 100 mL of product)

• Energy: 120 kcal
• Alcohol: 15,11% vol
• Sugars: 0,64 g/L
• Protein: <6 mg/L
• Fat: <5 mg/L

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