Valentine's Day with Collepiano Caprai

THE RIGHT WINE FOR LOVE BOMBERS

Love is a game to be played, in which those who love (even if unrequited) simply win. If you are a champion of sentiment, the right wine for 14 February (whether you are in a couple or alone, it doesn't matter) is definitely Collepiano, the Montefalco Sagrantino Docg signed by the Arnaldo Caprai winery, which a few days ago saw its 25 Anni included among the 10 best red wines in the world. The 2018 vintage of Collepiano, on the other hand, was chosen at the beginning of January by the Lega Serie A to toast the Supercoppa Frecciarossa, the first football trophy of the season: a wine for champions, a wine for the finals, which on Valentine's Day returns to the goblets of the bombers of love, those who dribble over the obstacles of the heart to score in sentiments.

And when it happens that the victory is special and shared, then it is worth toasting with a wine as warm and enveloping, intense and intriguing as the Collepiano, the winery's historic label: the first year of production, in fact, dates back to 1979.

2018 was a rainy year in spring and dry during the summer months, conditions that allowed the grapes to ripen perfectly: Added to this are 22 months in French oak barriques and at least 6 months in the bottle, which have given Collepiano aromas of blackberry jam, pepper, clove and vanilla, balsamic notes and a touch of powder, while on the palate it is powerful, silky, satisfying, the perfect accompaniment to game dishes, stews and roasted meats (price in wine shops from €27).

An extraordinary wine, with great longevity, the perfect metaphor for every love story, which we all wish would last forever: because, as Massimo Gramellini says, 'if meeting remains magic, it is not to miss the real fairy tale'.