Mitolo The Jester Cabernet Sauvignon
| Vintage: | 2017 |
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| Description: | Winemaker Notes\r\n\r\n\r\nSilken, savory and medium bodied. Ripe cassis flavors initially, followed closely by a complex mix of savory characters with more cigar-box, brambles and earthy undergrowth notes that really fill out the mid palate. There\u2019s higher toned red fruits as well on return to the glass with a lovely, tight spine of acidity running through, really drawing the palate out.\r\nPairs well with roasted lamb.\r\n\r\n\r\nAbout Mitolo Winery\r\nWhen the Mitolo family arrived in Australia in the 1950s they brought their viticulturist ancestry and an ethos belonging to the Abruzzo region - forte e gentile or strong and gentle. The family worked hard to become successful market gardeners while staying true to their origins where food and wine, family and friends, laughter and celebration were an integral part of life.\r\nAfter years of working in his family\u2019s potato business, Frank Mitolo started making wine for family and friends.\r\nIn 1999, after a now legendary 5 hour discussion with winemaker Ben Glaetzer, the pair fashioned a dream of making the ultimate expression of McLaren Vale\u2019s rich provenance of soils. They jotted a six word business plan on the back of a napkin: individuality, integrity, quality, purity, elegance and power.\r\nThe first Mitolo wine, the 2000 G.a.m. Shiraz was named after Frank\u2019s children Gemma, Alex and Marco. Since then Mitolo have added another 16 wines to the range each with its own distinct personality and story.\r\nThe winery works closely with its growers, the Loprestis. The Loprestis, also Italian immigrants and old friends of the Mitolos, have an affinity with their land, producing fruit of the highest quality. The fruit is the essence of Mitolo, with a depth of flavour garnered from heavy clay soils, yet freshness thanks to the gentle afternoon sea breeze. In the winery, Ben takes a \u2018hands-off\u2019 approach, fermenting cool to retain purity, and using a range of barrel coopers to generate complexity yet respect and enhance the fruit.\r\nThe Mitolo Italian heritage runs strongly through the range using the Italian varieties and techniques. Business meetings are still held over Sunday lunch with traditional Italian food and of course Mitolo wine shared with friends, old and new. And at the heart of it all, in the wine style, in the people, is the motto that the Mitolos brought from Abruzzo - forte a gentile: strong and gentle. |
| Price: | $ 18.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on February 13, 2021.
