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Ver Sacrum Wines

10 Wines from 10 Grape Varieties

Ver Sacrum Wines La Dama del Abrigo Rojo Bottle Preview
Ver Sacrum WinesLa Dama del Abrigo Rojo

La Dama Del Abrigo Rojo – the lady in the red cloak. Cast aside your preconceptions of Nebbiolo, good or bad, and simply think of this in the context of the amazing Ver Sacrum project (easier if you have tasted the other wines). This is the darkest of all the wines in colour, and the only one that sees any meaningful skin contact during fermentation. Thus, it is a 'bigger' wine than the others, but it still offers those same hallmarks of delicacy and refined concentration. The nose is a beguiling swirl of rose petals, meat and red fruits. The palate has a purity and directness of flavour that confounds as much as it delights. There is a distinct touch of genius / madness at play here. Trophy Winner, Best Red Wine, Wine Merchant UK Top 100 2020 (2017 vintage) ..."I found textbook Nebbiolo characteristics in the 2018 La Dama del Abrigo Rojo, a pale and somewhat evolved color, notes of dry flowers, tar and a fine thread on the palate. It was foot-trodden with full clusters and fermented in 500-liter plastic bins for 21 days, finishing in 225-liter oak barrels and matured in well-seasoned and neutral barrels for 11 months. This is one of the most impressive Nebbiolos I've encountered outside of Piamonte. 2,500 bottles produced"... (Luis Gutierrez for Robert Parker)

Ver Sacrum Wines La Dama del Abrigo Rojo 1.125 Bottle Preview
Ver Sacrum WinesLa Dama del Abrigo Rojo 1.125

All the nebbiolo goodness, but in an almost ilegal special format, an antique 1.125 cc bottle! La Dama Del Abrigo Rojo – the lady in the red cloak. Cast aside your preconceptions of Nebbiolo, good or bad, and simply think of this in the context of the amazing Ver Sacrum project (easier if you have tasted the other wines). This is the darkest of all the wines in colour, and the only one that sees any meaningful skin contact during fermentation. Thus, it is a 'bigger' wine than the others, but it still offers those same hallmarks of delicacy and refined concentration. The nose is a beguiling swirl of rose petals, meat and red fruits. The palate has a purity and directness of flavour that confounds as much as it delights. There is a distinct touch of genius / madness at play here. Trophy Winner, Best Red Wine, UK Wine Merchant Top 100 2020 (2017 vintage)