Sciuscia
IGT Sicilia
The wind blowing on the rows and the sun of Sicily bring to the right degree of drying the grapes of Nero d’Avola making this wine sweet charming and seductive.
Production
Wine Type: Red
Grapes: 100% Nero d’Avola
Area of Production: province of Agrigento, south west Sicily
Soil Type: limestone sandy-silt soils, of medium consistency
Altitude of vineyards: 500 m a.s.l.
Averageage of vines: 20 anni
Training System: predominantly Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) with renewable spurred cordon espalier
Plants/hectare: 4000
Yield/hectare: 9 tonnes
Harvest: ottobre
Vinification
Fermentation: 2nd decade of September followed by a drying process in the “fruttaia”
Ageing: 12 months in French oak casks
Maceration: 30 days
Bottle Ageing: 6 months before release
Food Pairing
excellent with medium-aged cheese and plain chocolate, and as the sole companion to the moments of meditation.
