'Honeysuckle' Casale del Giglio 2018

"Madreselva" is a red wine that Casale del Giglio produces in classic Bordeaux style starting from an assembly of Cabernet, Merlot and Petit Verdot. With an olfactory range played on cherry, blackberry, cocoa and fern, it is proposed to the palate with a full and enveloping sip, with a gentle and caressing tannin and a persistent and long spicy finish

• 'MADRESELVA' CASALE DEL GIGLIO 2018 DESCRIPTION
• The Madreselva€ by Casale del Giglio is a classic Bordeaux blend produced in the lands of the Agro Pontino. The final blend includes Merlot, with its elegant fruity softness, Cabernet Sauvignon, which gives finesse and aromatic complexity, and Petit Verdot, which contributes to the body and structure with its characteristic spicy notes and vigorous tannins. The final result is a harmonious and balanced red, rich and persistent, aged for a long time in wood, according to Bordeaux traditions.
• The red Madreselva€ shows a decidedly international profile, both for the varieties chosen for the assembly, which for the subsequent process of vinification and refinement. While Merlot was already present in the Agro Pontino, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot were introduced on an experimental level towards the mid
• 80s. The desire to propose a Bordeaux blend with the three varieties was soon born, but modifying the proportions compared to the wines of the Medoc. The Petit Verdot, in fact, reaches excellent levels of maturation in Lazio and becomes part of the blend with the high percentage of 30%, significantly marking the personality and character of the wine. The vinifications take place separately, following the different maturation periods of the three varieties. The fermentations take place in steel tanks at controlled temperature with maceration on the skins. The liquids mature in oak barrels for 18
• 20 months, then they are assembled for bottling. Before being put on sale, the bottles are refined in the cellar for another 12 months.
• The “Madreselva” wine by Casale del Giglio is an important red wine, to be tasted in combination with braised beef or game dishes. In the glass It has an intense ruby color with light purple hues. The olfactory profile is intense and elegant, with aromas of wild berries, morello cherry, cherries in alcohol, spicy nuances, hints of vanilla and noble woods. The sip is particularly rich and complex, with enveloping and evolved aromas, supported by a tannic texture of beautiful fabric. The finish is of good persistence and length.
• Colour
• Intense ruby red with purple nuance
• Scent
• Dark tints with cherry in jam, red fruits under alcohol, fern, mulberry and undergrowth
• Taste
• Rich, warm and enveloping with velvety tannin and long balsamic persistence