• Donnafugata Nero d'Avola Sherazade 2023
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Donnafugata

Donnafugata Nero d'Avola Sherazade 2023

Red green still

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  • Donnafugata Nero d'Avola Sherazade 2023
  • Donnafugata Nero d'Avola Sherazade 2023
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Donnafugata Sicily Sicilia DOC Wines
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Denomination Sicilia DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nero d'Avola
Aging After malolactic fermentation, the wine fines for about 4 months in tanks and then for at least 5 months in the bottle.
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Awards

  • 2023

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2023

    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.

  • 2023

    95

    /100

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2023

    2

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Fruity bouquet with hints of plum and cherry flanked by delicate spicy and notes and balsamic hints.

Colore

Color

Bright ruby red color with violet reflections.

Gusto

Taste

On the palate the fruity notes return smoothly, a red of great softness and excellent freshness. The caressing tannin completes this fragrant and pleasant wine.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Young Red Wines

Pairings

We suggest it with fish soup, pizza or classic tomato spaghetti.

Pasta
Meat
Cheese
Pork
Pizza

Producer
Donnafugata
From this winery
  • 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
As a family business in continual evolution our desire is to represent the excellent artisanal and creative reputation of Made in Italy throughout the World. A leading example of authentic and sustainable wine-making in Sicily.

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
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Donnafugata

Name Donnafugata Nero d'Avola Sherazade 2023
Type Red green still
Denomination Sicilia DOC
Vintage 2023
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nero d'Avola
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Donnafugata
Story Sherazade, the symbolic female character and protagonist of the "Thousand and One Nights", with her pulpy voice of fruit, enveloped in drapes of spices, also tells you the fables of the masterpiece of oriental literature. Sherazade, an intensely Mediterranean label, in full Donnafugata style, offers itself for an unforgettable tasting.
Origin Contessa Entellina estate and neighboring territories, South Western Sicily
Climate Mild winters; dry and windy summers with large temperature ranges between day and night. Altitude: 200 - 400 m a.s.l.
Soil composition Prevalence of soils with an altitude of 200 to 400 m a.s.l., hilly terrain and clay loam soils.
Aging After malolactic fermentation, the wine fines for about 4 months in tanks and then for at least 5 months in the bottle.
Total acidity 5.6 gr/L
PH 3.45
Allergens Contains sulphites