Wine Falesco, EST! EST!! EST!!! di Montefiascone DOC, 2011
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Tasting Notes
Sparkling wine, clean straw-yellow color.
The taste of wine is fresh, dry, fruity, slightly spicy, well-structured, with a bright but soft acidity.
Intense, fresh, very pleasant aroma of wine charms fruity and floral notes.
Wine perfectly suited as an aperitif, goes well with fish dishes and seafood.
Interesting Facts
ECT! Ect !! ECT !!! - such an unusual name, this wine from Lazio got back in the XII-th century. According to legend, Bishop Giovanni Defuk who accompanied the Emperor Henry V in one of his trips to Italy, sent in the direction of Montefiascone ahead of royal train his pageboy Martino to the heralded the arrival of the monarch and found the hotel, which serves the good wine. All these places Martino had to celebrate with the help of inscriptions "Est!" on the door. However, wine Montefiascone was so beautifully that one "Est!" for it was not enough, so three page written word and put an exclamation mark after the last of them.
Wine is also unusual in that it includes grapes Rochette - one of the oldest and longest species, whose roots lie in a family of Greek varieties, known in ancient Greece.
Grapes for EST! EST !! EST !!! grown on plantations around the village Montefi, situated at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level. Land companies occupy a large area of 150 hectares. The soils are loose and mainly composed of pebbles and limestone. The average age of the vines - 20 years. Harvest time is determined by the values of the parameters of maturation, in particular the acidity and sugar, and usually vintage lasts from 1st to 20th of October. After gentle squeezing juice to stand for 1-2 days and then placed in a stainless steel tank, wherein at a temperature of 17-19 degrees fermentation runs. The main feature of the vinification is that the fermentation takes place without contact with the skins and the wine is kept in bottles directly.
Falesko Winery, owned by the brothers Riccardo and Renzo Kotarella located in Lazio, near Rome, near Lake Bolsena, in the lands where wines for centuries been famous for their quality and delivered to the courts of the Roman aristocracy and the Vatican. Founded the winery in 1979. When in the late 1970s, Ricardo Kotarella land sought to implement his plan, his choice, after a long study of the area and cultivated, and fell on the vineyard Poggio dei Dzhelsi located on the lakeside slope at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. In addition to the extremely successful position of the vineyard, facing south-west, and the pebbly soil, enologist attracted and that in those places are ancient and rare varieties of white grapes, including the once famous and almost disappeared Rochette. Recently Falesko enriched their property acquisition Marchilyano estate, which occupies 260 hectares in the south of the picturesque hills of Orvieto in the municipality of Montague.
Both brothers Kotarella - oenologists. Ricardo Kotarella, one of the founders and owners of the Wine House Falesko - personality in Italy legendary. He was one of those who started the revival of Italian winemaking, working in almost all regions of the country. Today, he advises 65 farms, including in France. However, unlike other "touring" oenologist of the first magnitude, Ricardo Kotarella together with his younger brother Renzo, general manager of the "empire" Antinori, has his own farm Falesco. His stellar wines from one year to receive the highest ratings colleagues are perhaps the best proof of mastery. Ricardo Kotarella able to create a wine for meditation, and to accompany the dishes that for the Italian mentality, perhaps more important than self-contained product. In 2001, Ricardo Kotarella was named the best winemaker in Italy, and in the same year, along with his brother Renzo Kotarella, the title of best winemaker in the world.
Producer's description
The Falesco winery, owned by the brothers Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella, is located in Lazio, near Rome, near Lake Bolsena, in lands where wines were famous for their quality for centuries and were supplied to the courts of the Roman aristocracy and to the Vatican. The winery was founded in 1979. When in the late 1970s Ricardo Cotarella was looking for land to implement his plan, his choice, after a long study of the area and cultivated varieties, fell on the Poggio dei Gelsi vineyard, located on a lakeside slope, at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. In addition to the exceptionally favorable position of the vineyard, facing southwest, and pebble soils, the oenologist was also attracted by the fact that ancient and rare varieties of white grapes were preserved in those places, including the once famous and almost extinct Rochetto. Falesco recently enriched his property with the acquisition of the Marcigliano estate, which occupies 260 hectares in the south of the picturesque hill of Orvieto in the municipality of Montecchio.
Both Cotarella brothers are oenologists. Riccardo Cotarella, one of the founders and owners of the Falesco Wine House, is a legendary figure in Italy. He was one of those who began the revival of Italian winemaking, working in almost all regions of the country. Today he advises 65 farms, including in France. However, unlike other “touring” oenologists of the first magnitude, Ricardo Cotarella, together with his younger brother Renzo, the general manager of the Antinori “empire,” has his own farm Falesco . His stellar wines, which year after year receive the highest ratings from peers, are perhaps the best proof of his skill. Riccardo Cotarella knows how to create wines both for meditation and to accompany dishes, which for the Italian mentality is perhaps more important than a self-sufficient product. In 2001, Ricardo Cotarella received the title of "Best Winemaker in Italy" , and in the same year, together with his brother Renzo Cotarella, the title of "Best Winemaker in the World" .
