Feudo Principi di Butera
Feudo Principi di Butera Deliella Nero d'Avola 2015
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nero d'Avola |
| Aging | Deliella ages for 14 months, 90% in large, 30 hl and 60 hl barrels and 10% in second-use 350-litre tonneaux. After blending in stainless steel, the wine ages in the bottle for about a year. |
Description
Deliella is the premier cru produced by Feudo Principi di Butera, bearing the name of the district in which the estate is located. This 100%, single-vineyard Nero d’Avola has an aristocratic profile, great ageing potential and an unconventional ability to combine intensity and balance with elegance and sobriety. With its highly distinctive style, Deliella expresses the character of the district of Butera, one of the areas best suited to the cultivation of Sicily’s most noble autochthonous grape.
Awards
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2015
93/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
2 hours
Pairings
- Start up year: 1997
- Oenologist: Antonio Paolo Froio
- Bottles produced: 800.000
- Hectares: 180
The name Butera appears to have its origins in Re Bute, the first king of the Siculi, who along with the Sicani and Grek colonisers, inhabited the strategically important southern central region of Sicily which acted as the border between the three civilisations.
Saracen occupation of the island started in 854 AD and continued until their expulsion in 1089 at the hands of the Norman Roger of Altavilla. The history of the principality was then characterised by three great families in succession: the Santapau, the Bracinforte and the Lanza.
The Santapau held the Feudo Principi di Butera for two centuries before ceding it to the Bracinforte, a noble family originally from the Piacenza region. In 1543 King Philip of Spain then nominated Ambrogio Bracinforte as Lord of Feudo Principi di Butera, which remained the most important noble title in Sicily up until the 19th century. The Bracinforte dynasty became one of the most powerful in the history of Sicily and it is estimated that at the turn of the 18th century they owned what amounted to about ten percent of the entire island’s income.
The Bracinforte dynasty came to an end with marriage of Stefania Bracinforte to Guiseppe Lanza, whose union brought together into one family dozens of titles, hundreds of manor houses, thousands of hectares of land and unbound riches. In 1895 the Lanza heir was also awarded the title of Prince of Deliella.
In the previous century, the Italian Royal Family of Savoia had founded the Principality of Deliella, on the very lands which today represent the borders of the Feudo Principi di Butera
The ancient Baglio (fortified manor house) of the Feudo Principi di Butera, having been completely restored with great attention being paid to its ancient structures, has come back to life and the intense ochre colours of its walls are even more striking when they meet the incredible blues and greens of the surrounding Sicily.
The Zonin family has thus also taken on the role of custodian of the territory, convinced that they have a definite responsibility to care for and highlight the history, architecture and landscape of the island. Read more
| Name | Feudo Principi di Butera Deliella Nero d'Avola 2015 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nero d'Avola |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Feudo Principi di Butera |
| Origin | Butera, centralsouthern Sicily |
| Soil composition | Clay, silt, sand with a good percentage of larger stony matter and up to 15% active limestone. |
| Cultivation system | The vines are spurred-cordon trained, using a particular bespoke pruning system that aims to guarantee the natural lymphatic flow within the vine by reducing the size of the cuts. |
| Plants per hectare | 4200 |
| Yield per hectare | 40-50 q. |
| Harvest | By hand in 15kg crates. Last week of September. |
| Production technique | Canopy management is very important and is carried out strictly by hand with meticulous care. Leaf thinning is performed on the east side, the so-called ‘morning side’, an operation that allows the skin of the berries to become thicker, fostering gradual ripening by light rather than by heat, thereby avoiding over-ripening. To guarantee high quality, strict thinning out of the bunches is carried out, which significantly reduces yields per hectare. Furthermore, total elimination of weed killers has occurred thanks to the skilful working over of the soil under the vine rows. |
| Aging | Deliella ages for 14 months, 90% in large, 30 hl and 60 hl barrels and 10% in second-use 350-litre tonneaux. After blending in stainless steel, the wine ages in the bottle for about a year. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |