Scala Ciro Rosso Classico Superiore 2021

This excellent value wine is made from 100% Gaglioppo, a variety indigenous to Calabria and not seen much outside. As with this one, good examples have an appealing fragrance and perfume. Fermented in stainless steel the wine is aged in concrete vessels which retains the characteristic aromas and freshness of the fruit. Really good depth of flavour of ripe red and dark fruit along with crisp acidity and nicely intergrated tannins which makes for a really versatile wine.

A fresh, fragrant and fruity mouthful. A great allrounder, drink it alone or pizza and pasta.

Luigi Scala and his son Francesco currently look after this 18-hectare estate which has been in family hands for around 200 years. And from here they're proud to make wines from local grape varieties that properly reflect their Calabrian heritage. While they like to maintain traditional local practices to best reflect the terroir of the region they combine with the best of modern viticultural practices. They've been certified organic since 2016 and farming sustainably is very much at the heart of what they're about. Above all what's undeniable is that, in their corner of deepest southern Italy, they quietly make some exemplary and very good value wines.