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RED WINE MADE FROM NERO D’AVOLA GRAPES
Color: ruby red.
Bouquet: wild berries, enveloping and penetrating, aromatic persistence.
Taste: soft tannins.
RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 16° – 18°C.
SUGGESTED PAIRINGS: Roasts and non-spicy cheese.
Varietal: Nero d’Avola 100%
Origin: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo Map Sheep 142
Exposure: South
Altitude: 220m above sea level
Soil: Sandy-clay
Training system: Simple Guyot espalier
Density: 5,000 plants per hectare
Year of planting: 2000
Harvest: September
Yield: 40hl/hectare
Vinification and ageing: Spontaneous fermentation on a pied de cuve of our grapes, without sulfur dioxide, in cement vats. Up to 10 days of temperature controlled maceration.