Nero d’Avola IGP Spadafora Schietto 2013 Igp

PHYSICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Color: ruby red.
Nose: enveloping and penetrating of berries, long aromatic persistence.
Taste: soft tannins.

RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 16°-18°C

FOOD PAIRINGS:
Roasts and non-spicy cheeses

TECHNICAL DATA.

Varietal: Nero d’Avola 100%

Origin: Contrada Virzi, Monreale, Palermo
Map Sheet 142

Exposure: South

Altimetry: 220 a.s.l.

Soils: Sandy-clayey in grain size

Breeding: Simple Guyot espalier

Planting density: 5,000 plants/hectare

Year of planting: 2000

Harvest: September

Yield: 40 hectoliters/hectare

Vinification and aging: Spontaneous fermentation from pied de cuve of grapes in the absence of sulfur dioxide, in concrete tanks. Maceration for up to 10 days at controlled temperature.

Aging: 1 year in large cask for 50%, the rest in steel

Capacity: 75 cl. – 150 cl.