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Perfume

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Serve at:
14 -16 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 1983
- Oenologist: Antonio Rallo, Antonino Santoro, Stefano Valla
- Bottles produced: 2.400.000
- Hectares: 385
The name Donnafugata refers to the novel by Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard. A name that means "woman on the run" and refers to the story of a queen who took refuge in that part of Sicily where today there are the vineyards. A story that has inspired the company logo: the image of the head of a woman with hair in the wind that on every bottle.
Donnafugata in Sicily has 3 historical production sites. The ancient cellars in Marsala, where take place the processes of aging and bottling. The Contessa Entellina cellar, in the heart of western Sicily, with vineyards (270 hectares) and olive groves (9 hectares). The Khamma winery on Pantelleria, a volcanic island between Sicily and Africa, with vineyards Zibibbo (68 hectares) planted with tree bush (Unesco). Read more


Name | Donnafugata Nero d'Avola Sherazade 2023 |
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Type | Red green still |
Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
Vintage | 2023 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Nero d'Avola |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Vendor | Donnafugata |
Story | Sherazade, the symbolic female character and protagonist of the "Thousand and One Nights", with her pulpy voice of fruit, enveloped in drapes of spices, also tells you the fables of the masterpiece of oriental literature. Sherazade, an intensely Mediterranean label, in full Donnafugata style, offers itself for an unforgettable tasting. |
Origin | Contessa Entellina estate and neighboring territories, South Western Sicily |
Climate | Mild winters; dry and windy summers with large temperature ranges between day and night. Altitude: 200 - 400 m a.s.l. |
Soil composition | Prevalence of soils with an altitude of 200 to 400 m a.s.l., hilly terrain and clay loam soils. |
Aging | After malolactic fermentation, the wine fines for about 4 months in tanks and then for at least 5 months in the bottle. |
Total acidity | 5.6 gr/L |
PH | 3.45 |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |