Red wine - Christ of Campobello - Lu Patri Nero d'Avola DOC Sicilia

Red wine - Christ of Campobello - Lu Patri Nero d'Avola DOC Sicilia Format: Glass bottle 75cl Intro: Sicily is one of the most wine-producing regions in Italy, together with Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Apulia. Sicily's wine-growing traditions are ancient and date back to the Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks and Arabs. Sicily boasts numerous indigenous grape varieties such as frappato, nero d'Avola, inzolia, catarratto, nerello mascalese and nerello cappuccio, malvasia delle Lipari and moscato d'Alessandria (zibibbo, from the Arabic zibib meaning 'a raisin'). Based on the type of grape, we can understand the cultivation area of the various vines mentioned above: Muscat wines, Moscato di Siracusa and Moscato di Noto we find them in the Syracuse area Wines based on Nero d'Avola, Frappato and Ceraselo di Vittoria DOCG are produced in the province of Ragusa Grillo, Grecanico, Catarratto and Inzolia vines are the protagonists of the Alcamo DOC La Malvasia delle Lipari famous Aeolian Islands in the Messina area On the slopes of Etna, considered 'an island within an island' due to the characteristic lava soil and the microclimate that characterises this area, we find Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, for red, rosé and sparkling wines and Catarratto and Carricante for white wines. From these vines are produced the famous Etna DOC. The province of Caltanissetta is home to one of Sicily's most recent DOCs, the Riesi Marsala is a historic DOC that takes its name from the municipality of the same name in the province of Trapani. Also in the province of Trapani is the island of Pantelleria, where the Passito di Pantelleria Red wine - Cristo di Campobello - Lu Patri Nero d'Avola DOC Sicilia - Data sheet Information: 2021 - Nero d'Avola 100%. Sicilia Denominazione di Origine Controllata. Harvested between the last ten days of September and the first ten days of October 2021. Bottles produced: 23.413 Issue: July 2024 Plants per hectare: 5.000 Yield per hectare: 80 ql. Deep soil, mixed limestone and chalky, hilly terrain, whose altitude varies between 250 and 400 metres above sea level. Alcoholic degree: 14.50% in vol. Total acidity: 5.60 g/l Ph: 3,40 - Dry extract: 33.00 g/l Serving temperature: 16 -18 ºC Collection: Manual harvesting in small crates. After further selection, the grapes are destemmed. A very soft crushing follows. Continuous pumping over allows the substances contained in the skins to be extracted. Maceration time is about eighteen days at a controlled temperature. Approximately fourteen months in French oak barriques (Nevers, Tronçais, Allier), of which 1/3 new of 225 litres, and at least twelve months of bottle ageing before release. Description: Balsamic notes, aromatic herbs through to fruity blackberry and black cherry. Round and soft, with remarkable taste persistence, complex and warm, enveloping and spicy with an undertone of liquorice and elegant tannins. A wine with an ageing capacity of at least ten years.   Find out more: To find out more about Sicilian wines such as the Lu Patri nero d'Avola DOC Sicilia di Cristo di Campobello, about products Torrisis and the culinary traditions of Sicily, we recommend you visit our blog, full of interesting and overwhelming articles recounting its many facets. In the section recipes You will also find a wide variety of quick and easy cooking tips, as well as lots of ideas and useful advice on how to make the best use of our products in the kitchen and how to ensure that you create excellent dishes.