Giodo
Alberelli di Giodo Nerello Mascalese 2018
Other years:
2017| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Aging | About 12 months in large 500- and 700-litre oak casks, followed by additional time in concrete vats. |
| Other years | 2017 |
Awards
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2018
94/100
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2018
95/100
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 2002
- Oenologist: Carlo Ferrini
- Bottles produced: 11.000
- Hectares: 6
After 10 years, it's time to take flight as a wine maker, starting from Montalcino, where he wins the favor of critics from all over the world, and then moving on to every significant corner of Italy's wine industry. While he helped to keep up the myth of pearls of our oenology such as the wines of Castello del Terriccio in Pisa, those of Tenuta San Leonardo in Trentino or in sunny Sicily with Tasca d'Almerita (we only mention a few because the list is very seasoned), he developed the idea of "putting up" the vineyard by falling back on Montalcino, where his professionalism exploded, and then extend with a few plots even to the beloved Etna.
Giodo is a solid project with a total of 5 hectares, where the winemaker-producer can express his ability, this time without filters, in the lieu-dit of Sant'Angelo, located on the south-east side of the denomination, at an altitude of 300 meters. Here he breeds vines of 10 different clones of Sangiovese, 12 years old, with a copious density of 6600 vines/ha; denying those who accuse him of making excessive use of barriques, he vinifies only in tonneaux, a type of barrel that he considers perfect to maintain the gentle traits of his wines. The result in the glass is surprising, first of all with Brunello Giodo (named after mother Giovanna and father Donatello), and for the excellent Sicilian product, the latter made by plants of 80 years of age, grown at 950 meters above sea level. The only flaw is the small number of bottles produced, which will make these wonderful samples even more attractive to collectors. Read more
| Name | Alberelli di Giodo Nerello Mascalese 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Giodo |
| Climate | Altitude: 950 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Volcanic |
| Cultivation system | Low-bush alberello. |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Yield per hectare | 50 q. |
| Wine making | 7-day fermentation in steel and concrete tanks, with 20 days’ skin contact. |
| Aging | About 12 months in large 500- and 700-litre oak casks, followed by additional time in concrete vats. |
| Year production | 9000 bottles |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
