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Nero d'Avola Harmonium 2019

Red still

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Denomination DOC Sicilia Nero d'Avola
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nero d'Avola
Aging 12 months in French and American oak barrels, followed by 6 months in the bottle.
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Description

Harmonium is a fresh, well-structured wine capable of releasing profound aromas, produced with care and attention since the end of the last century by the Di Gaetano family, founders of the Firriato winery. Elegant, fresh, and balanced, this still red is made from a single-varietal blend: 100% Nero d'Avola, a typical native Sicilian red grape. Its being also known as Calabrese has led to several misunderstandings about its origins; it is weather-resistant, so it presents no particular difficulties when grown using the typical spurred espalier system. This grape prefers clayey soils, and manual harvesting lends a traditional character to the entire production process. Vinification in stainless steel tanks is then followed by aging for 10 months in barriques under careful periodic checks. This fabulous still red wine with the DOC Sicilia designation represents the pinnacle of a magical and fascinating land; over the years, Harmonium has become the benchmark in the Sicilian and Italian wine sector thanks to the masterful care of the vines, the attention to refinement, and many other small elements that have transformed a simple grape into a noble and one-of-a-kind product.

Awards

  • 2019

    92

    /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.

  • 2019

    91

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

  • 2019

    89

    /100

    Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.

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Tasting notes

Profumo

Perfume

Concentrated and well-defined nuances of morello cherry, berries, rhubarb, clove, herbs and plum alternate and intersect with fascinating hints of liquorice, ink and tobacco leaves.

Colore

Color

Deep ruby with lively purple reflections.

Gusto

Taste

Soft and with a great personality with a strong Mediterranean imprint, combining with admirable harmony, powerful and exuberant texture with an extraordinary tannic structure.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Firriato
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1985
  • Oenologist: Giovanni Di Giovanna, Paolo Errante
  • Bottles produced: 4.000.000
  • Hectares: 490
Firriato's strength is that it has been able to interpret, from the very beginning, the ancient Sicilian winemaking tradition in a modern key. Started in 1984 in the Trapani countryside, in Baglio Sorìa, the adventure of Salvatore Gaetano and his wife Vinzia evolved rapidly, taking the company to the top of the island's production quality in just a few years. Today, with more than three decades of experience and their daughter Irene working in the company, the philosophy has not changed and five more have been added to the original estate, creating a unique winemaking heritage with around 470 hectares under vine, no less than 34 labels and a total of 4.5 million bottles produced.

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.
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Name Firriato Nero d'Avola Harmonium 2019
Type Red still
Denomination Sicilia DOC
Vintage 2019
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nero d'Avola
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Firriato
Origin Paceco (Trapani).
Climate Altitude: 300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North-East, South and South-East according to the cru.
Soil composition Medium-textured, clay loam.
Cultivation system Espalier and Guyot.
Plants per hectare 5,000-5,500.
Yield per hectare 6,300 kg/hectare.
Harvest By hand, from the first to last decade of September according to the cru.
Fermentation temperature 24-26 °C
Fermentation 14 days.
Wine making Traditional vinification in red in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.
Aging 12 months in French and American oak barrels, followed by 6 months in the bottle.
Total acidity 5.08 gr/L
PH 3.69
Allergens Contains sulphites