Trebbiolo Rosso La Stoppa 2021

Trebbiolo Rosso della Stoppa is an everyday wine with immense personality, the calling card of one of the most significant wineries in the field of artisanal wine production. Stoppa's is one of those names that makes the heart of any self-respecting wine lover flutter, by virtue of interpretations with an overflowing personality, capable of defying time in surprising ways. A historic winery founded in Rivergaro in the mid-19th century at the behest of the lawyer Ageno (to whom one of the winery's most significant labels is also dedicated), it was, however, thanks to the meeting between Giulio Armani and the Pantaleoni family, represented today by Elena, that the real push came in the production of artisanal wines that represented the territory consistently and without compromise. Wines that are the offspring of a tradition that risked being lost, those of Giulio and Elena are bottles with a clear and recognizable character imprint that have a rightful place in the hearts of wine lovers.

Trebbiolo wine is made from an almost equal blend of Barbera and Bonarda, and represents the most everyday and convivial red wine of the well-known Emilian winery. A non-interventionist approach has always been followed in the vineyard, making use of only a little copper and sulfur so as not to compromise the vitality of the soil. In the cellar, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation and maceration on the skins for about 20 days is continued, with minimal addition of sulfur before bottling.

The red Trebbiolo presents itself in the glass with a bright ruby red color. A distinctive and highly typical olfactory impact, a fusion of hints of fresh fruit, vegetal notes and hints of earth and undergrowth. The sip combines juiciness and firmness, and confirms its convivial and gastronomic nature, standing as a bottle capable of gratifying the everyday table. If this is a ''basic'' wine...