Librandi Efeso

Efeso Mantonico Val di Neto IGT bottle image

Wine Description

Efeso is made from 100% Mantonico, one of the many indigenous grape varieties of Calabria that were cultivated for centuries before almost disappearing completely. Librandi is dedicated to recovering these historic grapes, of which Mantonico is one of the most important. Efeso (Ephesus) was the name of the Greek colony located in Turkey where the Librandi family believes the Mantonico grape originated.

The grapes are hand-harvested in October from vineyards in the Rocca di Neto and Casabona areas.  Malolactic conversion is completed in both new and used barriques to add extra roundess and texture. Efeso is then refined in barrique for an additional eight months.

Nicodemo Librandi
Nicodemo-Antonio Librandi
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Librandi Museum of Wine and Agriculture
Librandi wine bottles from 1975
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The Librandi Family, Raffaele, Paolo, Nicodemo, Teresa, Francesco
Librandi, Rosaneti Vineyards with the collection of native varieties in the middle
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Acclaim
“A pure expression of Mantonico, the 2013 Efeso is an immediate and pristine white wine that offers a full bouquet of creamy peach and exotic fruit aromas. The wine is from the Val di Neto IGT appellation and it shows some of the heat and inner sunshine that characterizes this part of southern Italy. There's a distant touch of sweetness on the close that adds to the overall heft and textural weight of the wine. This is a medium bodied white to pair with pasta or white meat.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2015
“Richly textured, this is made with native grape Mantonico, opening with aromas of peach blossom, stone fruit and toasted notes. The round palate delivers ripe yellow peach, honey, vanilla and white almond. A spicy note signals the close.”
— Wine Enthusiast, May 2015
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Val di Neto IGT
Vineyard name
The Rosaneti Estate; Rocca di Neto and Casabona
Vineyard size
20 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous Clay-Loam
Training method
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
0-660 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Exposure:
Various
Year vineyard planted:
Various
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
2001
Bottles produced of this wine:
15,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Mantonico
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks and barriques
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
79-86 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
8 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-One year
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
5.6 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
21.4 g/L
Residual sugar:
3 g/L