“Habemus Etichetta Rossa” Rosso Lazio IGT 2018

San Giovenale | Latium
San Giovenale Agr. srl | Via Giuseppe Zanardelli 34 | IT 00186 Roma

Emanuele Pangrazi is probably the most ambitious winemaker in Lazio at the moment. With his extreme planting density and radical yield restriction, he is following a path that is trend-setting for Lazio. After he had analysed his terroir and also the climatic conditions fundamentally, it was clear to him in 2006 that he would plant mainly French grape varieties here according to the principle of the great wines of the Rhone. In addition to his famous Cuvée Habemus (Etichetta Bianca) and the San Giovenale Rosso (assemblage from two vintages of Habemus), he also vinifies four single-varietal Habemus wines, but these are absolutely small.

Habemus Etichetta Rossa, with a production volume of approx. 1,000 bottles, is a pure Cabernet Franc of the absolute extra class. Deep dark ruby red. The bouquet is broad, complex and elegant with a balsamic carpet of graphite, cinchona bark, blood orange and rhubarb. As it progresses, notes of Mediterranean scrub, sweet spices and cherries open up. The palate is full, punchy and warm, the tannins are silky and the alcohol fully integrated. On the finish, those beguiling balsamic notes and sweet spices reappear. If you have patience, you will be richly rewarded with this rare exceptional wine! SUPERIORE.DE

"A dark and dusty blend of black cherry, licorice and cedary spice makes the 2018 Habemus Etichetta Rossa impossible to ignore. It washes across the palate like pure silk, without a hard edge in sight. Raspberry and clove notes cascade throughout. Grippy tannins linger along with a bitter balsamic tinge as the 2018 finishes with impressive length. Chalky minerality resonates. There is so much power and complexity here, but cellaring will be required." Vinous

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