CLASSIFICATION: Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC.

 

GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Nero d’Avola.

 

GROWING LOCATION: Agrigento, Caltanissetta and Palermo provinces.

 

VINEYARD: Sandy-silt soils, medium consistency, limestone 100 - 650-1300 ft a.s.l.

 

CULTIVATION - HARVEST: VSP (vertical shoot positioning), with renewable spurred cordon espalier, density (4000-5000 vines/ha), yeld 9 t/ha. Harvest mid-September to mid-October

 

MATURATION AND REFINEMENT: Fermentation in small steel and cement tanks with4 daily pump-overs, maceration 6/8 days, ageing 8 months in concrete tanks, bottle aging min 3 months.

 

TASTING NOTES: Color: Deep bright ruby red with strong violet hints.

Nose: Red plums, morello cherries, Mediterranean herbs and very pleasant notes of black pepper.

Palate: Deep texture of harmonious depth. Pleasantly soft with exuberant and well-balanced character, tannins are lively and smooth, full body.

 

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5% vol.

 

RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS: “Cavati” (type of pasta) with pork sauce, oven-baked meat or vegetable pasta. Rare red meat, braised meat, chicken curry or tuna sushi. Medium-aged and aged cow, sheep and goat cheeses.

 

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 60°-65°F.

 

BOTTLE SIZES AVAILABLE: 0.75 l.