727

727 occupies the elevated position in the Vigne Brigante Gaglioppo range — the wine that takes the grape beyond the honest territorial expression of Essenzo into a register of greater refinement and gastronomy. The name carries a numerical precision that suggests something measured and considered, and the wine itself is exactly that: a Gaglioppo of silky elegance, of aromatic delicacy, of the particular kind of structural refinement that marks a wine intended for the finest tables and the most considered occasions.

Where Essenzo speaks of Gaglioppo's essential character and Manyari offers its freshest expression, 727 speaks of its potential for elegance — the side of this ancient variety that emerges when the finest parcels are selected, when the vinification is managed with the greatest care, and when the wine is given sufficient time and the right conditions to develop the complexity that its structure contains.

The nose of 727 is silky and elegant — a harbinger of aromas of violet and rose that announce a wine of genuine aromatic refinement. The florality of this wine is one of its most distinctive qualities: Gaglioppo, at its most elevated, has a perfumed, floral dimension that is easily lost if the vinification is too aggressive or the extraction too heavy. Vigne Brigante's commitment to treating each vine as an individual ensures that the most delicate aromatic compounds reach the glass intact.

The palate is correlated with hints of humus and berries that give the wine a complex, earthy dimension beneath its surface elegance. The tannins are present but refined; the finish is long and sustained. 727 is described by the estate as a wine for refined puffs and great gastronomy — and the description is accurate. This is Cirò at its most civilised, at its most complete, at its most capable of holding a place at any fine dining table in the world.

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