Librandi

Gravello

Other Red Grape or Blend

Librandi

Gravello

Other Red Grape or Blend

This is a "Super Calabrian" wine made from indigenous Gaglioppo and international Cabernet Sauvignon. Gravello is a fantasy name, but ‘grave’ in Italian means ‘serious’ and ‘important,’ which is a reference to the complexity and sophistication of this wine.  The suffix of ‘-ello’ makes this meaning a bit lighter, as the wine is accessible and drinking beautifully right now.

Tasting Notes

The wine has an intense, jammy and persistent perfume of cherry with subtle hints of coffee and cassis. This is a noble, rich, velvety wine with soft tannins.

Food Pairing

Pair with roasted red meat and game, medium-aged or sharp cheeses, pasta with meat sauce, beef stew and broiled veal.

This is a "Super Calabrian" wine made from indigenous Gaglioppo and international Cabernet Sauvignon. Gravello is a fantasy name, but ‘grave’ in Italian means ‘serious’ and ‘important,’ which is a reference to the complexity and sophistication of this wine.  The suffix of ‘-ello’ makes this meaning a bit lighter, as the wine is accessible and drinking beautifully right now.

Tasting Notes

The wine has an intense, jammy and persistent perfume of cherry with subtle hints of coffee and cassis. This is a noble, rich, velvety wine with soft tannins.

Food Pairing

Pair with roasted red meat and game, medium-aged or sharp cheeses, pasta with meat sauce, beef stew and broiled veal.

Organic Practices
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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:
Calcareous clay
Training method:
Espalier
Elevation:
0-330 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
2.6 tons
Exposure:
Various
Harvest time:
September-October
First vintage of this wine:
1988
Bottles produced of this wine:
90,000

Winemaking & Aging

Maceration length:
15
Varietal composition:
60% Gaplioppo and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
79-86 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers and delestage
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Length of bottle aging:
6 months

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
5.1 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
22.9 g/L
Residual sugar:
2.5 g/L