Azienda Agricola COS

Pithos Rosso Vittoria Nero d'Avola Frappato

8.941 ratings
9.26 pro ratings
Vittoria, Sicily, Italy
Nero d'Avola, Frappato
Mushrooms, Hard Cheese, Beef, Tomato-Based, Lamb, Venison, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Pork
Top Notes For
Beau Carson

Fresh, lovely, floral, and unique as fuck. One of the geekiest red wines I've ever had!

Fresh, lovely, floral, and unique as fuck. One of the geekiest red wines I've ever had!

Aug 6th, 2017
Brent Mayeaux

Production Burn Cottage Vineyard

9.1

2nd day open with leftover lasagna. There is bret, but it really seems integrated if you can imagine that. It just seems to accentuate and lift some nice character. Pretty levels of VA as well. Bright aromas of sour cherry/candy, dried flowers/rose. Same on the palate with some herbs just yanked out of the ground with dirt still on them. Moderately tannic but with mouth-moistening acidity balancing it out.

Structure and fruit profile actually reminds me of a Langhe or northern Piedmont Nebbiolo... But with bret.

I had kind of been down on COS and Occhipinti recently, but this was nice.

2nd day open with leftover lasagna. There is bret, but it really seems integrated if you can imagine that. It just seems to accentuate and lift some nice character. Pretty levels of VA as well. Bright aromas of sour cherry/candy, dried flowers/rose. Same on the palate with some herbs just yanked out of the ground with dirt still on them. Moderately tannic but with mouth-moistening acidity balancing it out.

Structure and fruit profile actually reminds me of a Langhe or northern Piedmont Nebbiolo... But with bret.

I had kind of been down on COS and Occhipinti recently, but this was nice.

1 person found it helpfulMar 30th, 2016
Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.0

This was bottle was a little unstable in its natural funkiness, but when it was temporarily on, it was on.

This was bottle was a little unstable in its natural funkiness, but when it was temporarily on, it was on.

Feb 4th, 2017
Charles Stanley

Pretty cool. Terra cotta amphora fermentation. A nose of cherry spiked herbs.

Pretty cool. Terra cotta amphora fermentation. A nose of cherry spiked herbs.

May 31st, 2016
Sam Decker

Through a veil of transparent berry fruit and delicate dried flowers the secondaries become the primaries: damp earth, mushroom tea, tomato leaves. Fine acidic structure.

Through a veil of transparent berry fruit and delicate dried flowers the secondaries become the primaries: damp earth, mushroom tea, tomato leaves. Fine acidic structure.

Apr 26th, 2016
Steve Blazek

Owner, bin 105 Quality Wines

As the Italians would say "it's particular"

As the Italians would say "it's particular"

Jan 18th, 2017
Brian Hearty

2014. I had a nice conversation about volatile acidity with my daughter after her first impression was “Nail polish remover. Like the acetone we used in chem lab this afternoon.” The VA was definitely a big part of the aroma, but I loved the wine paired Italian sausage and peppers!

2014. I had a nice conversation about volatile acidity with my daughter after her first impression was “Nail polish remover. Like the acetone we used in chem lab this afternoon.” The VA was definitely a big part of the aroma, but I loved the wine paired Italian sausage and peppers!

Jan 28th, 2021
Paul Stoffel

Extremely tart. Not nearly as good as the 2013.

Extremely tart. Not nearly as good as the 2013.

Jul 31st, 2017
Bill Howard

What happened here? Fantastic prior vintages. This 2014 is frizzante, short, metallic and bitter. Scratching my head. Purchased at Eataly Boston.

What happened here? Fantastic prior vintages. This 2014 is frizzante, short, metallic and bitter. Scratching my head. Purchased at Eataly Boston.

May 29th, 2017
Fredybeans

Noire trouble
Notes d acétate et fruit noire
Bouche suave et pleine mais paraissant polluée
Type Baral nature mais pas propre

Noire trouble
Notes d acétate et fruit noire
Bouche suave et pleine mais paraissant polluée
Type Baral nature mais pas propre

May 1st, 2017