LUNGAROTTI
Rubesco
2021
- Sustainable
$22.65
About this winery
It all began with Rubesco, the iconic label of the Cantine Lungarotti winery, whose name derives from the Latin “rubescere”, to blush. Today the Umbrian group, guided by Chiara Lungarotti (C.E.O.) and her sister Teresa Severini, produces 2.5 million bottles each year of 27 different wines exported to 50 countries worldwide from 250 hectares of vineyards (between the Torgiano and Montefalco estates), with an overall turnover of 10.3 million Euros. With these figures Cantine Lungarotti can be...
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Product notes
A DOC wine since 1968, it is Lungarotti’s most popular wine worldwide. Rubesco is a proprietary brand, derived from the Latin verb rubescere; to blush: hence, a joyous meaning. On the label, a bas-relief depicting the harvest, detail from the Fontana Maggiore of Perugia, one of Italy’s most beautiful 13th-century fountains. Fermented in stainless steel with 15 days of skin maceration; aged one year in cask and one in bottle, after a light filtering.
Tasting notes
A red with balanced body and a fine ruby colour. Its aromas are typically spicy and consist of pepper and sweet tobacco; the background notes hint at red-fruit jam and violet. A pleasant drinkability with good concentration, mature and harmonious tannins with a long-lasting fruity finish.