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Firriato

Firriato Ribeca Perricone 2018

Red still

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Other years:

2019
Last 1 bottles remaining
Denomination Sicilia DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Perricone
Aging 10-12 months in French oak barriques. Bottle ageing for about 6 months.
Other years 2019
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Awards

  • 2018

    91

    /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.

  • 2018

    90

    /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.

  • 2018

    2

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2018

    4

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Delicate notes of blackberries, plums and marasca cherries, accompanied by gentle nuances of liquorice, ginger, cloves and juniper berries. This wine represents the aromas of Sicily.

Colore

Color

Deep, dark ruby with purple hue.

Gusto

Taste

Fresh and irresistible tannins enhance the elegance of this wine. Its fruitiness is vivacious and ambitious, nicely balanced with reduced and pleasant acidity. A clean palate is needed to enjoy its authentic full-bodied character.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Ideal with roast, grilled meat, game and savoury medium-aged cheese.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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. Read more
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Firriato

Name Firriato Ribeca Perricone 2018
Type Red still
Denomination Sicilia DOC
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Perricone
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Firriato
Story Drawing inspiration from one of the old bowed instruments that was most esteemed in the courts of the Late Middle Ages, sound and silence find perfect harmony in a glass of Ribeca. The Arab origins of this celebrated instrument recall the history of Sicily, a history of conquests and battles, innovation and greatness, splendour and glory. Ribeca is a wine that tells of the extraordinary determination of a grape in danger of extinction that manages to prevail thanks to its courage to stand out. It is like an echo reverberating an age-old taste through the air, which returns to please the senses of those who are sensitive to art and delight in interpreting the role of a rebec player in a silent search for pleasure.
Origin Company's vineyard in Trapani.
Climate Altitude: 200 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South and South-West.
Soil composition Clay and limestone.
Cultivation system Espalier and Guyot.
Plants per hectare 5,500.
Yield per hectare 6,500 kg/hectare.
Harvest By hand, the third decade of September and the first decade of October.
Fermentation temperature 26 - 28° C
Fermentation 14 days.
Production technique Traditional vinification in red in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation is carried out.
Aging 10 2 months in French oak barriques. Bottle ageing for about 6 months.
Allergens Contains sulphites