Azienda Agricola COS was founded by Giusto Occhipinti, Giambattista Cilia e Cirino Strano in 1980. The trio with 3 hectares of land, became the youngest winemakers in Italy. Today COS is in possession of 35 hectares of the vineyard located at Fountains and Bastonaca, traditional wine and oil lands near to Vittoria city. A limestone plateau to 250 meters a.s.l., that from Iblei Mountains gently sloping down to the Mediterranean Sea. At these historical and highly fertile land are cultivated autochthonic vines such as Nero d'avola, Frappato, Grecanico, Inzolia or Moscato, as well as international ones: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

Maldafrica by: COS

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Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Appellation:

Technical Information

Vineyard

• -  Organic / Biodynamic (uncertified) -

• -  Average age of vines:

• -  Soil type: Chalk, Clay, Limestone, Tufa

  Cellar

  - Fermented spontaneously using low-intervention - Sulphites: No added sulphites - below 10 mg/L
  - Fining (clarification): Unfined
  - Filtering: Unfiltered

  - Suitable for Vegans and vegetarians - Alcohol: tbc
  - Residual sugar: < 1 g/L