Asio Otus
Color: red
Year of production: NV
Price: 7.50 euro
Annual production: 100.000 bottles
Denomination: Vino Varietale d’Italia
Aging: steel
Grapes: cabernet, merlot, syrah
MGM Mondo del Vino is one of the most dynamic winemaking groups in the Italian wine scene. A group that is not afraid to dare even by the oenological point of view with a wine like Asiotus (the Latin name of the owl) that already on the label is defined as an “enigmatic red wine”. But the enigma, in our opinion, is only in the name, in an original and elegant packaging (the golden owl on a black background) because as soon as you taste the wine, it starts telling everything about itself.
It is the perfect evidence of how three extraordinary international grape varieties such as Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah, combined in a skillfully balanced blend, can give a wine that is able to speak to the whole world.
This wine could have been described in the past, in a sort of superficial way, as a wine with an international taste. But today we have to talk about it as a wine capable of telling the story of three great French varieties, cultivated in Italy, that can express themselves in their full potential.
But it is also a red with several keys of interpretation. For those with less experience, it offers a bold but silky structure, persuasive. While for those who are more skilled, it comes out even its complexity enclosed in a very wide range of aromas The nose has intense notes of very ripe red fruit, almost jammy but well balanced by elegant spicy sensations, from cinnamon and cloves to vanilla. In the mouth the perception of an important but perfectly harmonious body is extraordinary. The notes of red fruit return with slight sweet – but not cloying- sensations, indeed it is one of the most drinkable red wines that we have recently tasted. The pairing seemed risky but it proved to be perfectly up to the task: beef with Chinese spicy sauce. The spicy of the meat was perfectly combined with the one of the wine and the spice was extraordinarily balanced by the sweetest notes of the wine.
Company Profile
Mondodelvino SpA was founded in 2013 in Forlì as the holding company for a group of dedicated wineries, but its story began in 1991 with the birth of the group’s first winery: MGM Mondo del Vino, founded by the pioneering vision of Alfeo Martini, together with partners Roger Gabb and Christoph Mack.
June 28, 2017 marked an important milestone for the history of Mondodelvino. Originally founded in 1991 by Alfeo Martini together with partners, Roger Gabb and Christoph Mack; Mondodelvino passed from one generation, led by Alfeo, to the new executive board.
The innovative dual governance board comprises of:
– SUPERVISORY BOARD: composed of founders Alfeo Martini, Cristoph Mack, Roger Gabb and longtime business consulant Giorgio Rubini.
– MANAGEMENT BOARD: composed of Marco Martini, CEO; board members Davide Zondini, CFO; Scipione Giuliani and Gaetane Carron, chief wine makers and regional operation mangers; Luigi Bersano, sales director; and Enrico Gobino, marketing director.
These Italian wineries are part of the Mondodelvino SpA Group:
In Piedmont:
MGM Srl in Priocca: aging and production of classic Piedmontese wines
Cuvage Srl at Acqui Terme: production of Piedmontese Sparkling
In Sicily:
