Chiaramonte Nero d'Avola 2023

Description

Firriato Chiaramonte Rosso is a Sicilian wine that expresses all the potential of a land where natural elements contribute to producing high-quality products. The sun, the sea, and the wind are the forces that guarantee the good vigor and development of the vine. The challenge of the Firriato company consists precisely in this: to enhance native grape varieties, to exalt international ones by planting them in Sicilian soil, and to exploit the potential of a highly suitable territory. The soils on which the vineyards are located are predominantly calcareous-clayey and are located in the Trapani countryside. They are positioned at an altitude of between 250 and 450 meters. The Firriato Chiaramonte Rosso grape variety is 100% Nero d'Avola and the wine falls within the IGT Sicilia denomination. The training system is spurred cordon and Guyot. The wine takes its name from the Chiaramonte Palace, once a symbol of the area's religious and political power. Today, it represents the culture of Sicily, as it is home to one of the oldest universities in Europe. The choice of name and grape variety is intended to pay homage to this island rich in resources. The harvest begins around the second or third ten days of September, depending on the weather and when the grapes have reached adequate ripeness. The careful harvesting of the bunches is done manually and using crates to protect the integrity of the berries. After pressing at a controlled temperature, the wine is left to ferment in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged in American oak barriques before bottling and release.

Details

Perfume

Shows impeccable, fragrant fruit with surprising clarity, from which emerge, in turn, aromas reminiscent of plums and blackberries, black cherries and blueberries, cloves, black pepper, liquorice, dark chocolate and humus.

Color

Intense ruby with vivid violet hues on the rim.

Taste

It admirably combines the power it possesses with expressive softness, revealing itself to be deep and caressing, with a decisive character, well tempered by silky, persuasive tannins; exemplary, extraordinary nose-mouth correspondence.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Firriato

From this winery

• Start up year: 1985
• Oenologist: Giovanni Di Giovanna, Paolo Errante
• Bottles produced: 4.000.000
• Hectares: 490

Firriato's strength is that it has been able to interpret, from the very beginning, the ancient Sicilian winemaking tradition in a modern key. Started in 1984 in the Trapani countryside, in Baglio Sorìa, the adventure of Salvatore Gaetano and his wife Vinzia evolved rapidly, taking the company to the top of the island's production quality in just a few years. Today, with more than three decades of experience and their daughter Irene working in the company, the philosophy has not changed and five more have been added to the original estate, creating a unique winemaking heritage with around 470 hectares under vine, no less than 34 labels and a total of 4.5 million bottles produced.

The company, nevertheless, is always projected towards the future and to the enhancement of the territory, in particular, at the moment, it is very focused with its efforts on the Etna area. Read more

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Firriato Chiaramonte Nero d'Avola 2023
Type	Red 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	Firriato
Origin	Agro di Trapani - Tenuta Dàgala Borromeo
Climate	Altitude: 230 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South/South West.
Soil composition	Medium-textured, tending to clayey.
Cultivation system	Espalier with Guyot pruning.
Plants per hectare	5000-5500
Yield per hectare	7800-8000 kg
Harvest	Manual harvest. III decade of September.
Fermentation temperature	26-28 °C
Fermentation	10 days.
Wine making	Traditional red wine in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation: carried out.
Aging	6 months in American oak barrels, about 3 months in bottle.
Total acidity	5.32 gr/L
PH	3.49
Allergens	Contains sulphites