For all wine lovers! We’re giving away a very special (and delicious!!) wine worth €199
Wow, this is truly amazing! Italian winery Podere San Cristoforo has launched a very special wine indeed: the world’s first Petit Verdot aged in the ocean in a unique amphora. Wondering what it tastes like? Then read on, because you could win this special wine!
At the beginning of 2020, winemaker Lorenzo Zonin of Podere San Cristoforo winery in Tuscany filled 600 handmade, 75cl terracotta amphorae (a vessel with two handles that tapers to a point at the bottom) with the red wine Petit Verdot as an experiment, then sank them off the Tuscan coast. The wines aged on the seabed for nine months.
Red wines made from the Petit Verdot grape are very intense and spicy in flavor. Because of their high tannin content, they can often be stored for a long time. “When they came out of the water, the amphorae were beautifully covered with small algae and shells that almost formed a damask pattern,” says Lorenzo.
Mineral character and earthy notes
In the depths of the sea, it is very dark, there is little oxygen and no vibration—rather, very slow movement—all of which are perfect conditions for aging wine. Lorenzo believes that wines in amphorae and on the seabed mature faster, and that this method of aging gives the wines a mineral character and earthy notes.
Spicy yet soft character
Wine magazine Decanter Premium rated the wine—called Podere San Cristoforo, S’Amfora Petit Verdot, Toscana 2019—with 91/100 Parker points. And that is a very high score! What kind of flavor can you expect? “Aromas of blackberries with hints of chocolate and spices, followed on the palate by a spicy yet soft character of black and red fruit and a touch of charcuterie. The wine is fairly concentrated and rich, but also has plenty of freshness,” say the experts. Could that last quality be due to the special aging on the seabed? Surely!
The wine costs €199 and is available from wine platform VINVIN, where you’ll find a very special collection of wines.
Want a chance to win this special ‘bottle’ of wine? Tag the person you’d like to drink this wine with under the Facebook post for this article! The amphora is packaged in a wooden crate.
Image: Podere San Cristoforo
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