Duca di Salaparuta Triskele 2016

Duca di Salaparuta Triskele 2016

Duca di Salaparuta, 0,75 l - 14.50%
55% Nero d'Avola, 45% Merlot

CHF 12.32
Price inc VAT
Out of stock

Sicily - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

16 - 18°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Duca di Salaparuta Triskele 2016
Made from grapes cultivated in the Tenuta Suor Marchesa, Triskelè is a refined blend of two highly different but complementary varieties, Nero d’Avola and Merlot. A harmonic marriage that engenders a red with an assertive personality, elegant and enduring, perfectly expressing the territory it comes from.

Colour

Deep, ruby red with garnet red highlights.

Bouquet

Complex, intense, spicy, with marked notes of morello cherry and vanilla.

Flavour

Warm, velvety well-bodied and aromatically persistent.

Pairing

Especially recommended with dishes of red meat and aged cheeses.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Items Similar to Duca di Salaparuta Triskele 2016

Features

Name Duca di Salaparuta Triskele 2016
Type Red still
Classification IGT Terre Siciliane
Year 2016
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.50% by volume
Grape varieties 55% Nero d'Avola, 45% Merlot
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Origin Central and southern Sicily, town of Butera in the area of Riesi
Climate Winter myths with fresh springs, summers and hot and very dry autumns. Altitude: 290-340 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Mixed calcareous-siliceous composition.
Cultivation system Vertical shoot positioning trellised and bush-trained vines, high density of plants with low yield per hectare.
Harvest By hand, at full ripening (from mid-September to midOctober, depending on the variety).
Vinification De-stemming of the grapes and traditional, separate macerations, from 8 to 12 days (28 - 30 °C). The wines are blended after that the malolactic fermentation is completed.
Ageing At least 10 - 12 months in fine-grained oak barriques. After bottling, 10 - 12 months in cellar at controlled temperature (15° - 16° C.) to develope its bouquet.
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Especially recommended with dishes of red meat and aged cheeses.

Official awards

Expert

Award

Description

Vintage

Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2016
Robert Parker
91/100 
2016
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2016
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2016
xtraWine
89/100 
2016
James Suckling
90/100 
2013
Vinous
90/100 
2013
Duca di Salaparuta
From this winery:

The estate is located in Riesi, in the centre of Sicily, a few kilometres from the sea, on an gentle hillside well exposed to the winds, where summers are very hot and winters mild and brief. In this part of the island for centuries the Nero d'Avola...

Accessories

Your opinion is important to us.
Leave your review or find out what our customers say about us!