Donnafugata
Mille e una Notte 2021
Other years:
2020| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Nero d'Avola, Petit Verdot, Syrah |
| Aging | 13-14 months in new French oak barriques and at least 20 months in bottle. |
| Year | 2021 |
| Biologic | Sì |
| Product name | Mille e una Notte 2021 |
| Color | Intense ruby red. |
| Perfume | Broad and deep characterised by fruity notes (blackberry and mulberry) that blend with balsamic (liquorice) and spicy (nutmeg) hints. |
| Taste | Soft and enveloping, and surprising for the great fineness of its tannins. Closes with remarkable length on the palate. |
| Pairings | Excellent with roast and braised meat, first courses with ragù and rack of lamb. Try it with tasty dishes of stewed fish. If served in large, big-bellied goblets it can be uncorked a few minutes before, otherwise a couple of hours earlier. |
| Region | Sicily |
| Country | Italy |
| Other years | 2020 |
Description
The palace illustrated on the label is the one where Queen Maria Carolina took refuge when fleeing Naples and was the favourite home of the writer Tomasi di Lampedusa in Santa Margherita Belice. Gabriella Anca Rallo - founder of Donnafugata together with her husband Giacomo - captures its image and sets it in a 'Thousand and One Nights' sky full of stars and full of promise. A tribute to the passionate masterpiece of oriental literature, capable of telling a thousand and one fables.
Awards
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2021
92/100
Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.
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2021
94/100
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Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1983
- Oenologist: Antonio Rallo, Antonino Santoro e Pietro Russo con la consulenza di Stefano Valla
- Bottles produced: 3.650.000
- Hectares: 488
Giacomo Rallo, is the fourth generation of a family with over 170 years of experience in producing quality wine. In 1983 he founded Donnafugata together with his wife Gabriella, considered a pioneer of feminine viticulture. Today the company is led by their children Antonio and José together with a team of people committed to excellence and to the very best representation of Made in Italy.
Donnafugata is a world full of colors and timeless values, pleasant and elegant wines with a unique style. Our trademark labels tell the colours of Sicily and the character of the wines in a distinctive and fantastic feminine style. Read more
| Name | Donnafugata Mille e una Notte 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Nero d'Avola, Petit Verdot, Syrah |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Donnafugata |
| Origin | Marsala (TP) |
| Climate | Mild winters; dry and windy summers with large temperature ranges between day and night. Altitude: 200-600 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Loamy-clayey soils with sub-alkaline reaction (pH from 7.5 to 7.9) rich in nutrients (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc) and total limestone from 20 to 35%. |
| Cultivation system | Vertical trellising system with spurred cordon pruning. |
| Plants per hectare | 4500-6000 |
| Yield per hectare | 40-50 q. |
| Harvest | Manual harvesting into boxes with careful selection of grapes in the vineyard. ing of the grapes destined for Mille e una Notte began in the first ten days of September with the Nero d'Avola and Syrah, and continued in the second ten days with the Petit Verdot. |
| Wine making | On receipt in the cellar, further selection of the bunches on the vibrating table and subsequent selection of the grapes using a state-of-the-art de-stemmer, capable of discarding the green and overripe ones. Fermentation in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for about 14 days at a temperature of 28-30 °C. |
| Aging | 13 4 months in new French oak barriques and at least 20 months in bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |