Ottavio Rube Rosso 2023 Grape|Manto Negro

Ottavio Rube Rosso 2023 Grape|Manto NegroReal natural wine for the everyday table. Inky, sanguine blend of Dolcetto & Croatina dark berries and sour cherry with something a little funky in the mix too. It can't be overstated what great value these co op wines are!

Lots of little inky black berries

tannin and robustness while the Frappato contributes ease and red cherry frutiness

invigorating the palate as a a fine Lambic beer might

Élevage now follows the same ratios

Petit Manseng and Macabeo are added to the blend

The 2024 iteration of this wine is hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed

or better still as you tackle some mature cheeses

crunchy Bourgueil full of bright cranberry and cherry fruit and plenty of the herbaceous capsicum notes you'd expect from the grape

this is giving nothing short of classic

expect notes of stone fruits

which probably tells you all you need to know

easy-going and a great price