COS
COS
The return of COS to CSW!!
I have been delving more into Sicilian wines more these days, it truly feels like an underappreciated high quality wine making region with its plethora of indigenous varietals and unique terroirs. There's been a lot of focus on Mount Etna, with the increased attention on the northern side but today I'd like to take us to the south.
New to my gastronomical experience but I'm sure most of our readers might be familiar is COS. A role model for the region in terms of farming practices and quality, the estate created by friends Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti, and Cirino Strano has been respecting their land conscientiously. Since the foundation of the estate in 1980 the trio has never used a single chemical or pesticide in the vineyards with many of the biodynamic preparations being made in house with the purchased treatments coming from trusted sources. Being a warm and dry region aids them in this regard, with biodynamic producers thriving in places that have a lack of humidity. This came at a period in Sicilian and global wine making were focused on bulk wine of little substance.
Over time we see the effects this has on the land and the industry. Consumers become complacent or even apathetic about what is being introduced to the market. To combat this, estates like COS and many others that we lovingly promote here at Chambers Street Wines, emphasize minimal but thoughtful intervention and spontaneous fermentations to create true wines of time and place at great prices!
And now, the wines! From Vittoria comes the famous Cerasuolo di Vittoria, an appellation whose red blends of Nero d'Avola and Frappato delightfully reign supreme. By law any bottle with the designation must be 50-70 percent Nero d'Avola and the remainder Frappato. The two grapes make such a delicious duo, with Nero d'Avola adding earth, weight and body contrasting Frappato's charm of floral spice and juicy red fruit. Try the blend from COS or try each grape separately in the varietal bottlings! The Cerasuolo is a must and outperforms many wines at twice the price. Frappato is great when you want something with personality with low tannin, perfect for the upcoming warm weather and a great alternative to Beaujolais! Also on this email is the age-worthy single vineyard Cerasuolo from Bastonaca and only non-red wine of this email, the Rami! Read more on each individual wine in the product descriptions.
With this kind of forward thinking and philosophy regarding farming I've always wondered why I haven't seen them on the shelves here at Chambers Street Wines since the wines fit our bill so well; extensive questioning to my coworkers lead to half-hearted answers and shrugs. After a little digging in the archives I discovered we did have them in the past so this email serves as a toast to recover what we have forgotten.
-Ranggy Tapia
To celebrate the return of COS, we're offering a 10% discount on 3 bottles as well as 15% on 6 bottles through the end of the weekend. Cheers!
All wines will ready for pickup / shipment / delivery this Wednesday 4/2/25
Today's discount will apply from this collection automatically at checkout, and does not combine with our normal 10% case discount.
Today's discount will apply from this collection automatically at checkout, and does not combine with our normal 10% case discount.
COS 2021 Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
The classic bottling of Cerasuolo from COS is what we consider here at Chambers Street Wines the benchmark of the appellation. A blend of 60% Nero d'Avola and 40% Frappato, sourced from red soils are made up of subalpine sands...
$31.99
COS 2023 Frappato IGT
The COS Frappato comes from the certified organic vineyards of one of Sicily's most recognizable and acclaimed producers. The 20 year old vines are planted to level vineyards, 300 meters above sea level. The soil in this area of Vittoria,...
$28.99
COS 2022 Rami IGT
50% Grillo and 50% Insolia. Rami sports a bright golden color and display an complex bouquet of rich ripe orchard and stone fruit. Spontaneous fermentation on the skins with indigenous yeast. 5-7 days of skin contact. Honestly if you didn't...
$29.99
COS 2023 Nero d'Avola di Lupo IGT
100% Nero d'Avola from the estate vineyards in the Vittoria region. Young vines on red soils of subalpine sands composed of limestone and silica. This bottling is always one of the most unbridled of the entire COS lineup, calmly energetic...
$27.99
COS 2020 Cerasuolo di Vittoria delle Bastonaca DOCG
The most ageworthy wine in the lineup the COS bottling from the Bastonaca vineyard. The parcel boasts sandy clay soils that are deeper than their sister vineyard at Fontane and rich in oxidized iron which imparts more structure to the...
$52.99
