Description
Still organic red wine, produced in Sicily by Firriato, a pure Nero d'Avola, 2021 vintage. A wine that embodies the soul of the Sicilian terroir, with a bouquet rich in natural aromas evoking plums and blackberries, black cherries and blueberries, cloves, black pepper, licorice, dark chocolate, and hummus. A soft and seductive entry, with an excellent balance between tannins and acidity. Endowed with a strong personality and intense expressiveness.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1985
- Oenologist: Giovanni Di Giovanna, Paolo Errante
- Bottles produced: 4.000.000
- Hectares: 490
The company, nevertheless, is always projected towards the future and to the enhancement of the territory, in particular, at the moment, it is very focused with its efforts on the Etna area. Read more
| Name | Firriato Caeles Nero d'Avola 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nero d'Avola |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Firriato |
| Origin | Company's vineyards in Trapani. |
| Climate | Altitude. 310 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-West. |
| Cultivation system | Espalier and Guyot. |
| Plants per hectare | 4,200. |
| Yield per hectare | 7,800 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | By hand, the first decade of September. |
| Fermentation temperature | 24 °C |
| Fermentation | 8 days. |
| Wine making | Traditional vinification in red in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation is carried out. |
| Aging | 3 months in French barriques of second and third passage followed by 2 months in bottle. |
| Total acidity | 5.6 gr/L |
| PH | 3.45 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

