Librandi Gravello

Gravello Val di Neto Rosso IGT bottle image

Wine Description

This is a "Super Calabrian" wine! An unprecedented blend of 60% Gaglioppo, a key indigenous variety, and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for a total of three years, of which one is spent entirely in Allier barriques. Cabernet Sauvignon blends beautifully with Gaglioppo without dominating the native variety's unique characteristics.

Nicodemo Librandi
Nicodemo-Antonio Librandi
Cantina Librandi
Librandi Estate
Librandi Wine Barrels
Librandi Cellar
Librandi Fermentation Tanks
Librandi Museum of Wine and Agriculture
Librandi wine bottles from 1975
Paolo Librandi
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
Good Quality - Aromas of ripe fruit and minerals...berry, floral aftertaste.
— Wine Spectator, Mar 2002
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Val di Neto IGT
Vineyard name
The Rosanetti and Critone estates/The Strongoli, Rocca di Neto and Casabona vineyards
Vineyard size
98 acres
Soil composition
Clay
Training method
Vertical cordon
Elevation:
up to 500 feet
Vines/acre:
2,025
Yield/acre:
2.6 tons
Exposure:
Eastern/Western
Harvest time:
September-October
First vintage of this wine:
1988
Bottles produced of this wine:
80,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
15
Varietal composition:
60% Gaplioppo and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature:
83 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
24 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.8
Acidity:
4.9 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
31.8 g/L
Residual sugar:
1 g/L