AQUILAE NERO D’AVOLA .

Wine type red – Sicilia DOC Grapes 100% Nero d’Avola Area of production province of Agrigento, Palermo and Caltanissetta Soil type limestone sandy-silt soils, of medium consistenc Altitude of vineyards from 240 m to 600 m a.s.l. Average age of vines 15 years Training system predominantly Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) with renewable spurred cordon espalier Plants/hectare 4000 - 5000 Yield/hectare 9 tonnes Harvest mid September to mid October Fermentation steel and concrete tanks at 26° with 4 pump-overs daily Maceration 6 - 8 days Malolactic fermentation totally carried out Ageing 8 months in concrete tanks Bottle ageing 3 months before release Serving temperature 18°C Suggested glass type medium-sized balloon-shaped glass Tasting notes Colour deep and bright ruby red, with strong violet hints; Bouquet clean notes of red plum, cherry, Mediterranean herbs and plain chocolate, alternating with very pleasant hints of black pepper, seaweed and eucalyptus; Taste the nose is confirmed by the first taste, revealing a wine with good structure, soft and pleasant, with lively and well-balanced soft tannins; Food pairing excellent with rigatoni pasta with red tuna stew with mint, or a tasty oven-cooked fillet of baby black pork from the Nebrodi region of Sicily and pistachios from Bronte. Also outstanding with a rich goulash of wild boar or aged cheese from Ragusa.