NERO D'AVOLA

In our Tenuta Belicello we grow the native Sicilian Nero d’Avola grapes, whose intense body is enriched by the salty marine fragrance that is the typical expression of our territory. A mild spring and a warm summer season have provided the Nero d’Avola grapes with a great concentration and a rich and intense body, well balanced by a pleasant acidity.
Our impressions: The wine has a brilliant ruby red colour with a touch of violet; its bouquet shows marine and spicy perfumes, with notes of fully ripe watermelon. On the palate it is fragrant and full, with soft and velvety tannins.

Type of wine: Red
Appellation: Sicilia IGT
Production area: Menfi
Grapes: Nero d’Avola 100%
Soil type: Alluvial soil, medium texture
Planting year: 1992
Yield per hectare: 8 tons - 2 Kg per vine
Planting density: 4,000 vines/hectare
Training system: Vertical trellis
Pruning system: Spur pruned cordon
Harvest: First decade of September
Grape-picking: Manual harvest
Winemaking: The grapes were destemmed and crushed. Maceration on the skins lasted 10 days, and then the must was fermented in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 25-28 °C
Malolactic fermentation: Completed
Maturation: 5 months in steel tanks
Alcohol content: 13.5% by Vol
Total acidity: 5.7 g/l
pH: 3.38
Residual sugar: 3.2 g/l
Taste it with: “Anelletti” timbale with pork sauce, Tuna fish “Aeolian” style, Veal meatloaf
We also suggest: Pecorino cheese (primo sale from Valle del Belice)