Posca Rosso, Orsi Vigneto San Vito - NV

Name: Posca Rosso, Orsi Vigneto San Vito
Brand: Orsi
SKU: 48976
Price: 21.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 48976 750mL

A vino perpetuo that was originally started to be sold at the Bologna farmer's market, since 2008 this has been multi-vintage. A dry red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Barbera, and Sangiovese. Various vessels are used for fermentation including botti, cement, qvevri, and stainless steel. Pair this fresh and ever-evolving wine with lasagna verde.

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Color

Red

Vintage

Country

Italy

Region

Emilia-Romagna

Producer

Orsi

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon

Barbera

Cabernet Franc

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

An interesting wine from the Emilia Romagna region: it's a non-vintage wine where the product is stored in a big concrete vat that contains a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Barbera, and Cabernet Franc. The wines come from different years and different vineyards. It's been created in different vessels and then mixed together. It's called "vino prepetuo" or perpetual wine. This process has some similarities to the solera system, an aging process for Sherry production. The wine is fresh, earthy with red fruit notes and a bright acidity. It reminds me of a Lambrusco, but this wine doesn't have bubbles!. Perfect with cold cuts!

- AFR

Glossary

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...

Barbera

Barbera is grown all over Italy, but the best examples of this red grape come from Piedmont, where it is made into all manner of wines - from easy-drinking quaffers to serious, cellar-worthy bottlings. Wherever they fall on the spectrum of stodginess, however, they are generally ruby-colored, full-bodied, and highly acidic, with remarkably low levels of tannins. The areas that are most strongly associated with Barbera (for good reason) are the Alba and Asti DOCs, which consistently produce...