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Feudi del Pisciotto Sicily Terre Siciliane IGT

Feudi del Pisciotto

Feudi del Pisciotto Merlot 2018

Red still

  • Feudi del Pisciotto Merlot 2018
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Feudi del Pisciotto Sicily Terre Siciliane IGT
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Denomination Terre Siciliane IGT
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Aging 10 months in barriques, 8 months in bottle.
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Description

This wine comes from one of the oldest vineyards. A Merlot that expresses all of the potential and character of this grape and perfectly expresses the terroir of Sicily. It has great structure and power without lacking elegance.

Awards

  • 2018

    88

    /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.

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Perfume

Perfume

The nose is vegetal, with hints of blackberries and pleasant spiciness.

Color

Color

Deep red colour.

Taste

Taste

The palate is persistent, enveloping and with a long finish.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Feudi del Pisciotto
From this winery
  • Start up year: 2002
  • Oenologist: Alessandro Cellai
  • Bottles produced: 400.000
  • Hectares: 45
If Tuscany and Piedmont are the Italian regions with the most excellent wines, Sicily is increasingly establishing itself as the land of great wines. After all, Sicily is precisely the region that the ancients called Enotria because of its celebrated vocation for vine cultivation. It is no coincidence that the climate and soils of this island are a guarantee of quality as well as quantity. This is why in recent years, thanks first and foremost to the pioneering work of some great Sicilian entrepreneurial families, to the precious collaborations of a genius such as Giacomo Tachis, and to the commitment of institutions such as the Regional Institute of Vine and Wine, wine-growing on the island has undergone a veritable renaissance, cultural even more than productive, made up of major investments in the capacity of this land to produce wines of international standing. In this new Sicilian renaissance movement, Feudi del Pisciotto, the first Sicilian winery of the DCC group, is making its contribution, drawing also on the experience gained by Castellare di Castellina and Rocca di Frassinello. The company is located in south-eastern Sicily, just a few minutes from Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina and Vittoria, i.e. between the Roman Villa that has miraculously remained intact and the capital of ceramics, 7 km from the sea.

The estate dates back to 1700 and was one of the largest in Sicily. The ancient building includes the Palmento, from the Latin word Paumentum, referring to pressing something. To crush grapes, in vats that then let the must drop by gravity, has been ascertained to be the best technique today. Restored without any changes to the existing building, the Palmento is connected to a modern wine cellar built to vinify up to 10,000 hectolitres using the most advanced technology. Part of the Palmento and the Baglio has been converted into a wine relais with 10 rooms and a restaurant above the barrique cellar visible through the glass floor. Read more
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Feudi del Pisciotto

Excellent with roasted white and red meats. You can also pair it with tasty and aged cheeses.

Pasta
Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Feudi del Pisciotto Merlot 2018
Type Red still
Denomination Terre Siciliane IGT
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Feudi del Pisciotto
Origin Niscemi (CL)
Climate Altitude: 100 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Medium mix with a sandy tendency.
Cultivation system Spurred cordon.
Plants per hectare 6,000.
Yield per hectare 6,000kg/h.
Harvest Last week of August.
Wine making In steel. Malolactic fermentation: done.
Aging 10 months in barriques, 8 months in bottle.
Allergens Contains sulphites