Falesco Ferentano

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Falesco Ferentano

 
 

Region/Appellation: Italy / Lazio

Varietal/%’s: : 100% Roscetto

Mevushal: No

Supervision: OU; IKU; Beit Yosef Chareidi

Size/’s: 750ml; 1.5L

Special Designation: DOCG

 

Expert Notes

Cotarella is a winery and vineyard established in Montefiascone, Italy in 1979. Cotarella has been described as a "state-of-the-art winery" and its production facilities are now located in Montecchio. Described as a "sprawling property" 370 acres of vineyards. Annual production is almost 3 million bottles. The estate is on the border of Lazio and Umbria.

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Region

Lazio is a region in central Italy, and home to the ancient capital city of Rome. The region's reputation is mainly based on its white wines, the mainstay grape varieties being Trebbiano, Malvasia di Candia and Malvasia Puntinata. Traditionally these wines were fat, rounded, abboccato and made for immediate consumption. Today the styles are lighter, drier and crisper thanks to modern vinification methods.

Varietal


Roscetto is an ancient white-wine variety grown in such minute quantities that today, only one producer in Italy's Lazio region grows the variety, for use in Lazio IGT wines. It is entirely possible that the last remaining plantings of Roscetto vines are restricted to a six-hectare plot near Montefiascone, northern Lazio. The low-yielding Roscetto variety produces small, tightly clustered berries with a high concentration of sugar balanced by crisp acidity. However, because so few commercial wines are made with Roscetto, it's difficult to make generalizations about the grape's fruit character. Some blends are released as Est! Est!! Est!!! wine, in which Roscetto makes up usually 30 to 40 percent; Trebbiano dominates, followed by Malvasia. Varietal releases include a dry sparkling wine, a dry still wine, and a sweet passito wine made from dried grapes. No DOC exists for Roscetto when made in purezza (pure), so these wines are released under the generic Lazio IGT designation.

Food Pairing

Pair this wine with hearty risottos, béchamel sauces, roasted game, and baba ghanoush.

Tasting Notes

Medium gold in color, aromas of tropical fruits & sweet corn complement undertones of fresh herbs & vanilla. On the palate, it is rich and full-bodied with good acidity & a creamy texture. There are ripe apples, buttery toast, lime peel & toasted nut flavors with some vanilla.