Ippolito
Calabrise is Ippolito 1845's fresh Calabria IGT red from Calabrese, the grape this Cirò Marina estate calls Calabria's own. Steel-aged, no oak, it shows ripe plum, black cherry and pepper over soft tannins. Drink it young with grilled meats.
Calabrise is built from Calabrese, the grape Ippolito calls Calabria's own, fermented and held in stainless steel with no oak so the plum, black cherry and black pepper stay fresh. Vivino drinkers rate it 3.8 across more than 1,300 ratings.
Dark ruby with violet glints. The nose leads with ripe plum and black cherry over raspberry, lifted by black pepper and a floral note of violet. Vivino drinkers most often log red and black fruit with a peppery, faintly licorice edge.
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LiquoriceFresh and pulpy, carrying the sunny, ripe Mediterranean fruit of Calabrese grown at Cirò Marina over soft, caressing tannins. Fermented and held in stainless steel with no oak, so the fruit stays bright rather than creamy; medium-bodied at 14% with enough acidity to carry rich, meaty food.
Medium length, closing on black pepper and ripe dark fruit with the gentle savoury, grilled-meat note Vivino tasters pick up.
Ippolito's entry Calabria IGT red and a widely liked, fruit-forward style: 3.8 from over 1,300 Vivino ratings, best young with hearty southern food rather than cellared. It sits below the estate's Cirò DOC Gaglioppo riservas in price and ambition.
Two vintages list in the UK now, the 2024 from around £14 and the 2023 nearer £29, both 75cl at 14% ABV. This is Ippolito's entry Calabria IGT red, made to drink young rather than cellared.
Calabrise scores high for everyday drinking and food versatility, lower for cellaring and occasion: a steel-aged, fruit-forward Calabria IGT red built for the table, not the cellar.
Bright acidity, soft tannins and ripe fruit make it a flexible match for grilled meats, ragù, salumi and mushroom dishes.
Low price, soft and versatile, no oak: an easy midweek red for hearty food.
Fresh, fruit-forward single-variety red with easy soft tannins and a low price: very approachable for newcomers.
No price_aggregate category row exists; derived from price band (UK £14-21 for 2024) and a solid 3.8 Vivino crowd score: fair, not standout, at UK pricing versus ~12 euro in Italy.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.
A compact view of what the Calabria denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Calabrise sees no wood and about seven to eight months in stainless steel, so each vintage is best in its first few years. Callmewine suggests drinking it now or resting it four to five years at most.
A fresh, fruit-forward Calabrise, steel-aged with no oak and bottled to drink young; best from release through about 2029.
Calabrise 2023 follows the same steel-only, drink-young style; ripe and supple, at its best in its first few years, to around 2028.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Ippolito has farmed Cirò Marina since 1845 and is Calabria's oldest winery. Calabrise takes its price from estate-grown Calabrese and a manual harvest, held down by steel-only ageing and the broad Calabria IGT rules.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Calabria is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Calabria falls within Calabria , covering Calabria.
Ippolito, Calabria's oldest winery (1845), grows the Calabrese on its own Ionian-coast estate, so fruit cost reflects estate viticulture rather than bought-in bulk wine.
Hand-picking late, as the retailer datasheets describe, costs more labour than machine harvest and lifts ripeness to the wine's 14% alcohol.
Around seven to eight months in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with no barrels, avoids oak cost and helps hold the UK price near £14 to £21.
The regional Calabria IGT carries no minimum ageing or release-tasting cost, unlike Ippolito's Cirò DOC riservas such as Ripe del Falco at about £33.
UK duty on still wine up to 15% is £2.67 a bottle, and 20% VAT adds about £2.30 on a £14 shelf price, roughly £5 before any retailer margin.
Dishes that complement this wine
Fresh acidity and ripe, soft tannins make Calabrise a match for lamb ragù, grilled meats and porcini risotto, the hearty Calabrian and southern Italian plates Ippolito pours it with.
The wine's fresh acidity and ripe red fruit cut through slow-cooked, fatty meat sauces, while soft tannins keep it from overpowering the dish. A natural with Calabrian and Lucanian ragù.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · fileja with pork ragù · maccheroni al sugo · spaghetti al ragù · More pairings →
Medium body and 14% alcohol sit comfortably with grilled and roast meats, the fruit echoing the char while soft tannins and acidity refresh each bite. Ippolito serves it with carne grigliata.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · Porchetta · grilled lamb chops · mixed grill · More pairings →
The peppery, faintly earthy, grilled-meat register that Vivino tasters note bridges to porcini and other mushrooms, while the bright fruit lifts their savoury depth. Callmewine pairs it with risotto ai funghi.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · tagliatelle ai funghi · mushroom polenta · More pairings →
Acidity and a peppery edge cut the fat and salt of Calabrian salumi and aged sheep's cheese, the soft tannins leaving the palate clean. The producer pairs it with cold cuts and cheese.
Try with: soppressata calabrese · capocollo · pecorino crotonese · provolone
Bright acidity refreshes between bites of salty, tomato-and-cheese pizza and baked pasta, and the gentle tannins do not fight the crust. An easy everyday match.
Try with: Pizza Margherita · pizza diavola · melanzane alla parmigiana · baked ziti · More pairings →
At 14% alcohol the wine amplifies fierce chilli heat, turning it harsh, and its ripe fruit and tannin overwhelm delicate raw fish and oysters. Keep heat gentle and save sashimi for a crisp white.
Skip with: vindaloo · extra-hot chilli noodles · sushi · oysters · Sichuan hotpot · Pairing guide →
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Steel-only, no oak, broad Calabria IGT with no ageing mandate; built to drink young, with at most four to five years of hold.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumCalabrise is made from Calabrese, which Ippolito 1845 describes as an ancient native grape of southern Calabria. Many merchants identify Calabrese as the local name for Nero d'Avola, while Vivino lists it as Calabrese di Montenuovo. Either way it is a single-variety Calabria IGT red.
It is a fresh, medium-bodied red of ripe plum, black cherry and raspberry, with a lift of black pepper and violet and soft, caressing tannins. Aged only in stainless steel, it keeps a bright, fruit-forward, sunny southern character.
Serve it at 18 to 20C in a large glass. It is made to drink young and is at its best within a few years of the vintage, though callmewine notes it can rest four to five years.
Its acidity and soft tannins suit lamb ragù, grilled and roast meats, porcini risotto, cured meats and semi-hard cheeses. It is a natural with hearty Calabrian and southern Italian plates; avoid very fiery chilli heat and delicate raw fish.
Ippolito 1845 makes it in Cirò Marina, on the Ionian coast of Calabria. Founded in 1845, Ippolito is the oldest winery in Calabria, and Calabrise sits in its IGT range celebrating local grapes.
It is an entry-level Calabria IGT red, listing in the UK from around £14 for the 2024. With a 3.8 average from over 1,300 Vivino ratings, it offers honest, fruit-driven southern Italian drinking rather than a collector's bottle.
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