Di Majo Norante

Sassius

Aglianico & Aglianico-based Blends
Di Majo Norante Sassius
Di Majo Norante Sassius

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Di Majo Norante

Sassius

Aglianico & Aglianico-based Blends

This wine takes its name from Tillius Sassius, ancient owner of the district where Di Majo Norante stands today. The image on the wines label represents an ancient limestone head from the 5th century BC found at the Samnite theater of Pietrabbondante.

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Tasting Notes

Ruby Red in color. On the nose, this wine is very complex bouquet with notes of wild cherry, black currant, violets and sweet spices with hints of liquorice, tobacco and cacao. The palate is powerful, elegant and soft, with well integrated tannins and a very long finish. 

Food Pairing

Thanks to the wines structure and pleasant acidity, this wine is ideal with red meats, game, haute cuisine dishes, and aged cheeses.

This wine takes its name from Tillius Sassius, ancient owner of the district where Di Majo Norante stands today. The image on the wines label represents an ancient limestone head from the 5th century BC found at the Samnite theater of Pietrabbondante.

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Tasting Notes

Ruby Red in color. On the nose, this wine is very complex bouquet with notes of wild cherry, black currant, violets and sweet spices with hints of liquorice, tobacco and cacao. The palate is powerful, elegant and soft, with well integrated tannins and a very long finish. 

Food Pairing

Thanks to the wines structure and pleasant acidity, this wine is ideal with red meats, game, haute cuisine dishes, and aged cheeses.

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“A chewy and dense red that has intense aromas of roasted herb, mushroom, coconut and black fruit. It’s full-bodied, firm and extracted, but with good concentration, and should soften further in a couple of years.”
James Suckling
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In a heavy glass bottle, the Di Majo Norante 2017 Aglianico del Molise Riserva Sassius is a very extracted and rich red wine from Southern Italy. If you are looking for grace and finesse, look elsewhere. This bold red is enhanced by extracted fruit and lots of toasted oak and tarry tones from bottle age. The tannins are astringent, and the fruit profile is big, big, big. It's too much for my taste; but the wine is made with late-harvest grapes, so that ripeness is definitely intentional and the result of years of research on behalf of the winery team.
Wine Advocate

Vineyard & Production Info

Soil composition:
calcareous
Elevation:
557 feet
Exposure:
Southeast
Harvest time:
late harvest
Bottles produced of this wine:
10,000
Average Vine Age:
25 years

Winemaking & Aging

Maceration length:
20 days
Varietal composition:
100% Aglianico
Fermentation container:
stainless steel tanks
Maceration technique:
daily pump over for a gentle extraction from the skins of quality compounds: polyphenols and coloring substances.
Malolactic fermentation:
full in barriques
Fining agent:
no
Total SO2:
85

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
6.5 g/L
Alcohol:
15 %
Dry extract:
37 g/L
Total SO2:
85
Residual sugar:
3 g/L
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Di Majo Estate
Di Majo Vineyards
Di Majo Norante Estate
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Di Majo Estate
Di Majo Vineyards
Di Majo Norante Estate
Alessio Di Majo
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