Marche Rosso Nocenzio La Distesa 2022

La Distesa is a rural community conducted with great intelligence by Corrado and Valeria Dottori. It is located in the hinterland of the Marche region and extends over two farms in the municipality of Cupramontana, in the province of Ancona. The prevailing activity is the cultivation of vines for the production of high quality wines, but the farm also consists of olive trees, vegetable garden, fodder, forest. Certified organic farming is practiced throughout the company.

The red Nocenzio grapes come from the San Michele vineyard in the Municipality of Cupramontana. Through a short pruning, a correct green pruning and the observance of strict organic farming methods, a low yield per hectare is obtained (around 50 quintals, about 35 Hl). The wine comes from Montepulciano and Sangiovese grapes, complemented by 5% of Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested at different times, perfectly ripe. The macerations vary depending on the vine from 9 to 15 days and take place in small open wooden vats. After the alcoholic fermentation, which naturally occurs without the inoculation of selected yeasts, the wine is put together in exhausted French barriques where it stops for about a year. The wine is dry and sapid; it is endowed with powerful tannins, even tough in youth, but fine; It has a good structure. The nose reveals notes of small red fruits, plum jam, black cherry along with pleasing hints of cocoa, mint and juniper berries. In general it offers a feeling of elegance and austerity that increases with bottle aging. This wine evolves in the bottle reaching its peak after 4/5 years from the harvest. It is always advisable to open the bottle a couple of hours before consumption. It can be combined with grilled meat, beef cuts and aged cheeses.