COS Frappato - Summer Red

COS doesn’t need any introductions, the name speaks for itself… Crafted Outstanding Sicily 😂

At least that’s what comes to mind when I think of COS. In all seriousness it is the abbreviation is the initials of the three friends and founders. COS’s home is located in the south eastern tip, Vittoria. They started making wine because a)they loved wine, b) it was fun which evolved into restoring Sicilian quality winemaking of native grape varietals through organic and biodynamic principles. Their influence has stretched throughout Sicily and beyond. Now note - I have enjoyed many of their wines, but decided to showcase their Vittoria as an introduction for those who may have never tasted their wines. Trust me they are not easy to come by, they sell out fast.

COS Frappato di Vittoria 2021

Organic & biodynamic. Destemmed and spontaneously fermented in concrete vats with a further 9 months ageing in order to preserve it’s bright red fruit character.

The color is just spectacular pale ruby red with a violet rim.  Vibrant aromas of red berries are amplified with a cherry blossom and violet bouquet along with earthy forest floor and leather.  The first sip and everything just bursts in your mouth all at once - the acidity, the flavors and the fresh I just can’t get enough of feeling.

The juicy raspberry, cherry, strawberry and rhubarb, prunes, hay, licorice, cinnamon, pepper and smoke flavors are balanced with soft lighter spectrum tannins and the zesty acidity. This lighter styled wine has complexity, freshness and personality.  This is a type of that I gravitate to in summer - it’s the mood, the temperature and the vibrancy.

Its a wonderful red wine to drink with lightly chilled. Pair with a smoked duck breast crostini, a roasted red pepper, zucchini and eggplant salad or grilled sea bass.