Donnafugata
Donnafugata La Bella Sedàra 2022
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nero d'Avola, Syrah |
| Aging | Once malolactic fermentation has taken place, maturation follows for 8 months in tanks and then in bottles for at least a further 5 months. |
Description
Dedicated to the irresistible and ambitious green-eyed Angelica Sedàra, the charming Claudia Cardinale, protagonist of the film 'The Leopard' directed by Luchino Visconti. The label refers to the Contessa Entellina cellars.
Awards
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2022
91/100
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.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 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 La Bella Sedàra 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nero d'Avola, Syrah |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Donnafugata |
| Origin | Sicily, in areas particularly suited to the cultivation of vines |
| Climate | Mild winters; dry and windy summers with large temperature ranges between day and night. |
| Soil composition | Loamy-clayey, medium-textured or tending to sandy soils. |
| Harvest | began in the second half of August and ended around the first half of September. |
| Wine making | Fermentation took place in steel with maceration on the skins for about 10 days at a temperature of 25-28 °C. |
| Aging | Once malolactic fermentation has taken place, maturation follows for 8 months in tanks and then in bottles for at least a further 5 months. |
| Total acidity | 5.4 gr/L |
| PH | 3.51 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
