Rupicolo Castel del Monte DOC 2018 – Rivera

Why the winemaker recommends Rivera Rupicolo Castel del Monte DOC

Native vines contribute to the DOC Rosso Castel del Monte Rupicolo. Nero Troia, Cabernet Sauvignon and other indigenous grape varieties are very balanced wines, and always surprise for their innate freshness. Light, young and fragrant wine that does not tire, from the olfactory side of medium intensity, medium complexity and persistence, indicated to drink on ordinary dishes and not always obvious.

Characteristics of Rivera Rupicolo wine 

Castel del Monte DOC Rupicolo di Rivera appears limpid and brilliant in the glass, bright ruby red in colour, good consistency visible when the wine is rotated in the glass. At the initial vinous nose impact, then aromas of cherry and almond in the pre-harvest stage (woody), like a memory of pomegranate, roasted coffee.

Flavor to taste: clean, dry, with the presence of two grapes, two sensations in one: soft and hard, well balanced with good freshness and moderate tannins. On the palate it shows thickness and reserves a fairly persistent finish

Recommended pairings for this Castel del Monte DOCG red wine

Rupicolo Castel del Monte DOC 2018 Rivera Tasty dishes, fish cooked in every way: Cardoncelli mushrooms and baked potatoes; vegetable omelettes; fried snails; vegetable soup Cardoncelle and lamb, semi-hard and seasoned cheeses with various cold cuts; Vegetables and vegetables in EVO oil; dried fruit.

Uncork Rupicolo Castel del Monte DOC 2018 Rivera and serve at a temperature between 15 - 16 ° C, in a Burgundy glass.

Cellar Rivera: 

Rivera Winery long centuries have passed and lists of selection of varietal clones, have led to the affirmation of the great Apulian oenological potential with black grapes: Nero di Troia  Rivera