Lazio IGP Rosso Merlot Sodale 2015 - Famiglia Cotarella

Color: Intense ruby ​​red with violet reflections.
Smell: The nose reveals notes of red fruit and sweet spices that blend in a perfect balance with the vanilla notes of the wood.
Taste: On the palate it is round, harmonious, pleasant with a finish of good persistence and with sweet tannin.
Food pairing: Perfect for sauces, red meats, game, cured meats and aged cheeses, mushroom dishes.

Soil: Sedimentary, basically clayey.
Surface: 35 ha.
Altitude: 300 m a.s.l.
Production area: Montefiascone, Castiglione in Teverina.
Bottles produced: 30,000.
Vineyard: The grapes destined for the production of Sodale, the second estate wine, come from the same vineyards of Montiano. The utmost attention during the harvesting phase and the subsequent selection of the grapes guarantee the best quality of the wine.
Vinification and aging: The grapes are harvested by hand and brought to the cellar, where they are selected and sent for fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The temperature management and that of pumping over and delestage make it possible to obtain a balanced wine with expressed fruit and soft tannins. At the end of the fermentation the wine is placed in barriques, where it carries out the malolactic fermentation and ages for 9 months.

Famiglia Cotarella

Famiglia Cotarella connection with wine has deep roots. Since when, in the sixties, Antonio and Domenico Cotarella founded their first winery in the little town of Monterubiaglio in Umbria, the family business has grown becoming a successful enterprise. In 1979, the two brothers Renzo e Riccardo Cotarella established Falesco. While on the occasion of the management passing into the hands of their three daughters, Dominga, Marta and Enrica, a territory of reference in enology landscape. The new brand Cotarella comes into the world. The last estate to enter the family is the Tuscan Le Macioche, a takeover that is both a dream come true and a great opportunity to step into Liaison is the brand that represents the bond Famiglia Cotarella has with some maison and some winemakers for whom it distributes their excellent products.