GRAPE TYPES: Nero d'Avola (100%).
VINTAGE: 2014.
CLASSIFICATION: Protected Geographical Indication Sicily.
PLACE OF PRODUCTION: Contrada Montagnola - Camporeale (PA).
ALTITUDE: 350 meters above sea level.
SOIL: Medium mixture with clay trend.
PRODUCTION: 9000 kg of grapes per hectare.
PLANTING DENSITY: 4200 plants per hectare.
CULTIVATION: Espalier.
PRUNING SYSTEM: Guyot.
AGRONOMIST: Cesare Marino.
ENOLOGIST: Sebastiano Polinas.
GRAPES HARVEST: Handpicked in the second week of September.
WINEMAKING: Destemming, cold maceration on the skins, fermentation at 23°C with frequent re-circulation and removal of the must. Malolactic fermentation in French oak tonneau.
REFINING: 16 months in French oak tonneau and 3 months in bottle.
ALCOHOL: 14%.
COLOUR: Deep ruby red.
FLAVOUR SENSATIONS: Berries jam, gently spicy and sweet notes of chocolate.
TASTE SENSATIONS: Balanced, round and pleasantly tasty, good minerality.
FOOD MATCHING: Ideal with red meat dishes such as braised meats, game meat and mature cheeses. Serve at 16 ° C.