Type | Red wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 13.0% |
Spec sheet
The wine
Caldera is a red obtained with maceration on the skins for 15 days and spontaneous fermentation with only indigenous yeasts in small concrete barrels, without the use of chemical additives and oenological adjuvants, with the exception of a modest amount of sulphites during the bottling phase. Ages 18 months in steel and cement.
Purplish in color with garnet reflections, the nose recalls it is volcanic, mineral, citrusy, sulphurous, with fruity notes of cherries still young in alcohol. In the mouth it is gentle, vinous, with character and compact, with beautiful tannins and fragrant and balanced acidity.
Drinking and storing
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The winery
Andrea Occhipinti
Lake Bolsena, in the top part of Lazio north of Rome, is one of the most interesting and less known volcanic terroirs in Italy. The combination of lake and volcano, which is that magic ingredient in the wine districts of Umbria, here is still to be discovered. Andrea Occhipinti is on it, a refined and curious winegrower who has made the most of the main grape variety of the area: l'Aleatico. Vinifications and ageing are conducted in steel, cement and amphora, while in the...