OUR NATURAL GLOU GLOU RED WINE

WHAT IS A GLOU GLOU WINE ?
A glou is what Anglophones call a “glug”; a wine that is glou-glou is one that invites glugging. Wine that are usually relatively low in alcohol and high in acidity, short macerations, so you can “glou-glou”.
WHAT IS A NATURAL WINE?
NATURAL WINES ARE made only with organic/biodynamic grapes, without adding or subtracting anything in the cellar. No additives, no chemicals, no aromas, no selected yeasts, low sulfur, that’s it.

GLOU GLOU ROSSO from
Nerello Mascalese grapes

GRAPES VARIETY: Nerello Mascalese (100%)

MACERATION 1 day - SOIL clay - AGEING 7 months in stainless steel tin

WINEMAKING natural, spontaneous fermentation

AVAILABLE VINTAGES: 2018

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HOW THE GLOU GLOU CAME ABOUT

Glou Glou came about from our desire to drink a red wine even in summer, a red wine that is easy to drink as opposed to barrel-aged wines or wines with a significant alcohol and tannin content.

Three years ago we decided to plant Nerello mascalese in the Monreale area so as to understand what expression it might have compared to the grape when cultivated on Etna and also to show that it is possible to obtain good expressions of Nerello mascalese outside the Etna area.

After our initial experiments we realised that the freshness and marked hint of red fruit flavours could make this grape the perfect ingredient to produce a glou glou wine.

If you are looking for an easy-going, clean, refreshing, simple wine, to drink as a “snack” or aperitif, this is the right wine because, as the name “Glou” suggests, it is a wine to be drunk freely and light-heartedly.

This flavourful wine, with fresh red fruit and spice notes can be enjoyed chilled on scorching summer days.

THE VARIETY: NERELLO MASCALESE

Nerello Mascalese is a red-wine grape originating in the Etna region of Sicily, which remains its primary and almost sole home today. It is not yet very well known outside Italy, but most critics consider it a star-class wine.

Nerello Mascalese is now thought to be a crossing of Sangiovese and another (as yet unidentified) variety.

Nerello Mascalese appears in the wines of several Italian DOCs, but is the major player in the Etna Rosso and Faro DOCs. Even there, it can, by law, be blended with not over 20% of Nerello Capuccio and other local varieties, though mnonovarietal bottlings are common. Many producers of serious Nerello Mascalese view blending with a certain amount of scorn, considering it a noble and complex wine on its own. This wine is one of the rising stars of our time, and is well worth investigating by those not yet familiar with it.

A typical Nerello Mascalese tends to be light in color and fairly alcoholic, causing some to compare it to Pinot Noir, with which it shares—besides its general nature—the quality of being drinkable young yet gaining greatly from careful aging.

[variety info credits: thatusefulwinesite.com]