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Duca di Salaparuta

Duca di Salaparuta Calanica Frappato 2022

Red green still

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Denomination Sicilia DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.0% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Frappato
Aging In stainless steel for more than 2 months at a controlled temperature. After bottling, it spends a month in a temperature-controlled cellar in the bottle to develop the bouquet.
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Perfume

Perfume

A harmonious balance of rose and violet notes.

Color

Color

Red with purple reflections.

Taste

Taste

Velvety with gentle tannins and great aromatic persistence.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Young Red Wines

Producer
Duca di Salaparuta
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1824
  • Oenologist: Team di tecnici
  • Bottles produced: 9.500.000
  • Hectares: 150
The estate is located in Riesi, in the centre of Sicily, a few kilometres from the sea, on an gentle hillside well exposed to the winds, where summers are very hot and winters mild and brief.

In this part of the island for centuries the Nero d'Avola, the prince of the Sicilian vines, which in the area of Riesi, thanks to special conditions pedoclimatic, has found an ideal habitat.

The vineyards, currently about 127 hectares, are located on soils with a composition of silicaocalcarea that allows the roots to penetrate deeply finding water, rare and precious in this part of Sicily in summer.

Here are born some of the great Duca di Salaparuta wines, each with its own personality. different thanks to the fact that the grapes from which they are born are harvested in different areas. of the estate. the particular exposure to the sun and wind of the vineyards and the nature characteristic of the various areas of the soil, in fact, guarantee different fruits to a few yards apart.

Duca Entico 2017 received a special award as Best Wine from Nero d'Avola grapes from Doctor Wine - Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2022 with 96 points out of 100.
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It excels with savoury fish dishes, meat dishes, and medium-aged cheeses.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
White fish

Name Duca di Salaparuta Calanica Frappato 2022
Type Red green still
Denomination Sicilia DOC
Vintage 2022
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Frappato
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Duca di Salaparuta
Origin Central and Southern Sicily.
Climate Altitude: above 200 m. a.s.l. Mild winters with hot and dry springs and summers.
Soil composition Mixed composition, mostly siliceous-clayey.
Cultivation system Espalier.
Plants per hectare 4,500 kg/hectare.
Harvest By hand, from the second half of September.
Wine making Cryomaceration promotes aromatic and colour extraction, followed by long fermentation at a controlled temperature.
Aging In stainless steel for more than 2 months at a controlled temperature. After bottling, it spends a month in a temperature-controlled cellar in the bottle to develop the bouquet.
Allergens Contains sulphites