Semplicemente Vino Rosso Cascina degli Ulivi - Bellotti 2025
Winegrower's winesSimply Red Wine from Cascina degli Ulivi is a wine meant to be enjoyed young and that refers to the tradition, so dear to the histrionic Stefano Bellotti. On the nose, there are hints of ripe fruit on a bed of flowers with a slight peppery note. On the palate, it is soft, consistent, juicy and characterful.
The Semplicemente red wine is an everyday bottle of great rusticity, a calling card of Stefano Bellotti. Stefano Bellotti is one of the most influential figures in the world of artisanal wine, being a staunch supporter of a non-interventionist approach since time immemorial. A true pioneer of biodynamics, since 1984 Stefano has been cultivating local varieties such as Cortese, Dolcetto, and Barbera alongside some international grape varieties like Sauvignon and Gewurztraminer in Novi Ligure. From an initial hectare to the current 22, with a single belief: to produce liquids that reflect the grape and the territory, without any compromise.
The Semplicemente Rosso wine is the most immediate expression among Stefano's reds and is made from red grapes sourced from young vines, about 20 years old. The approach fully adheres to the principles of biodynamics, and after a manual grape harvest, the process continues with destemming and crushing, followed by a maceration of about 30 days in stainless steel containers, with fermentation that strictly occurs with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation always takes place in stainless steel containers with refinement on fine lees lasting about 3 months. Light filtration before bottling and no addition of sulfur dioxide.
The Bellotti Semplicemente Vino Rosso presents itself in the glass with a ruby color of great intensity, not very penetrating. The nose is immediately expressive and "rustic", extremely rustic although enlivened by the wine's character. Earth, fresh fruit, noticeable volatility with notes of enamel. Then there are also some spicy hints, as well as leather and underbrush. The sip is smooth, driven by freshness and a well-integrated pulp, easy in its originality. A wine that is a testament to a philosophy and a production style that cannot leave one indifferent. Not for everyone, but certainly worth trying for its extraordinary quality-price ratio.