Nose
Aroma: Cacao, vanilla and black pepper
Palate
Flavour: warm, encompassing and pleasant tannic
Growing Conditions
Soil: Medium‐textured soil with traces of limestone
Altitude: 110 metres above sea level
Vineyards: spurred cordon, green harvest is performed with the removal of
approximately 40% of grapes
Harvest
Manual - mid september
Bottling
After bottling, bottle ageing at controlled temperature for about
6 months.
Winemaking
Grapes are macerated at controlled temperature, 12°C for the first
24 hours. Then temperature is allowed to go up slowly until it
reaches 28°C. After being devatted, grapes are soft pressed.
Aging
In French oak barrels of capacity from 225 lt up to 3000 lt for about 14
months.
Appearance
Colour: Intense purple red
Food Pairing
sicilian meat foods