Description
Bell'Assai is a maiden of character who offers the sweet Sicilian breeze the fruits of the vineyard and the scents of the countryside. She represents the spirit of those enterprising, beauty-loving families that have always animated the Vittoria area. A signature label with which Donnafugata wants to celebrate the love of beauty.
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Serve at:
12 - 14 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 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 Vittoria Frappato Bell'Assai 2022 |
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Type | Red green still |
Denomination | Vittoria DOC |
Vintage | 2022 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Frappato |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Vendor | Donnafugata |
Origin | South-eastern Sicily, in the territory of Acate |
Climate | The climate is warm temperate, mitigated in the summer by a breeze coming in from the sea, as well as good temperature excursions between day and night. Altitude. 120 50 m. a.s.l. |
Soil composition | Soils tending to sandy, interspersed with a substratum of calcareous tuffs and medium-textured soils; pH 7.7, total limestone 21%. |
Cultivation system | Breeding in counter-espalier system with spurred cordon pruning, leaving 6 to 10 buds per plant. |
Plants per hectare | 4000-4500 |
Yield per hectare | 70-80 q. |
Harvest | began in early September and was completed in the third ten days of the month. |
Fermentation temperature | 24-25 °C |
Wine making | Fermentation took place in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for about 8-9 days at a temperature of 24-25 °C. |
Aging | 4 months in tank and at least 5 months in bottle. |
Total acidity | 5.5 gr/L |
PH | 3.51 |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |