Esino DOC Rosso 2016 “Rosolaccio” – Vignamato

The Esino Rosolaccio Vignamato is a blend of Montepulciano 35%, Sangiovese 35%, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot 30%. The vineyard of provenience to produce the Esino Rosolaccio Vignamato are located on the hills of the castles of Jesi (San Paolo di Jesi), in the Marche; the surface of the vineyard 2.5 ha with an altitude of 250 m above the sea level, facing South-East. The harvest last ten days of September, first ten days of October; manual, in boxes, depending on the type. The ripened grapes are harvested manually, selecting the best bunches and immediately processed with destemming and soft crushing; fermentation takes place in small temperature-controlled tanks with daily punching down (temperature 20-25 ° C); the maceration lasts for about 20-25 days. The wine mature in barriques for 6-8 months and age for 4 months in the bottle.

The origins of the Vignamato farm date back to the late 1940s when Umberto Ceci bought a small plot of land in S. Paolo di Jesi in the Contrada Battinebbia dedicated to the production of Verdicchio grapes. At the beginning of the ’50s the land was assigned to Amato and his wife Maria, passionate winemakers and in the farmhouse of the farm bought started the production and marketing of the wines produced.

Their experience and the great passion for the vineyards, cared for to guarantee the best quality of the grapes for its wines, involve in this project the son Maurizio and his wife Serenella. Convinced that in order to grow and improve we must be open to change, in 1992 they create a new production project: “Vignamato”. The company accelerates the pace on the road of extreme quality, in a project that focuses on the care of the details giving rise to choices that pursue increasingly advanced objectives in an exemplary symbiosis between the best traditions and the most modern technologies.

Thanks to the use of state-of-the-art equipment, innovative technologies and the practice of an eco-compatible agriculture, the Vignamato Agricultural Company today also “Fattoria Didattica” has developed a production distinguished by high-quality wines, without ever abandoning its origins and strong roots in traditions. And for the future? Alessandra and Andrea have already joined the company, Francesco is doing a full immersion in the family business.

The winery is technologically advanced to enhance the characteristics of the typical vines of our territory. Small tanks to keep separate the different types of product obtained depending on the characteristics of each individual vineyard (altitude, exposure, nature of the soil, clone, form of rearing, grape harvesting, etc.).