El Matt Croatina, Ricci, Piedmont, Italy
Description
El Matt Croatina by Ricci is a powerful yet surprisingly elegant red natural wine from Piedmont (Colli Tortonesi, east of Alessandria). Daniele Ricci makes a ripe and full-bodied red wine from the local Croatina grape, without polishing away its freshness, acidity, or refinement. The tannins provide structure but are ripe and soft. This wine is aged on acacia wood. Excellent value for money!
- Vintage: 2021
- Grape: Croatina
- Aging: 12 months in small acacia wood barrels
- Drink: now until 2031+
El Matt Croatina. Full-bodied red. Italian stubbornness
In the glass, you can taste ripe dark fruit, spiciness, and a fine, slightly robust tannin structure. Beautiful acidity keeps the wine lively and balances its full-bodied style. This is a distinctive Italian red wine with plenty of flavor. Top sommeliers love it.
Fun fact:
Croatina is also locally known as Bonarda. But this is not the same as the Bonarda from Oltrepo Pavese or Argentina and California (where it is called Charbono, by the way). That Bonarda originally comes from Savoie in France and is called Douce noir there. Just so you know!
Natural wine by Daniele Ricci
Ricci works organically and as naturally as possible in the Colli Tortonesi (the hills of Tortona). The wines are fermented with native yeasts and made with minimal intervention. Discover his other wines too, such as the sublime white Derthona Timorasso!
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