Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2024

Description

Still organic red wine from Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG, 13.5% ABV, produced by Gulfi. Vintage 2024. A wine that embodies the soul of Sicily, a harmonious blend of Nero d'Avola and Frappato. Aromas of fresh red fruit, peach and morello cherry, with subtle floral nuances, pave the way for an elegant and enveloping palate. The deep cherry red color with subtle purple hues invites you to discover a wine that tells the story of a unique terroir.

Details

Perfume

Red fruits, peach and marasca with flower notes.

Color

Cherry red with light purple hues.

Taste

Harmonic, elegant.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Gulfi

From this winery

• Start up year: 1996
• Oenologist: Salvo Foti
• Bottles produced: 220.000
• Hectares: 40

In 1996 Catania, Vito a businessman originally from Chiaramonte Gulfi, decided to give new impetus to the tradition of wine-growing family. Spurred by a passion for wine, Vito Catania started in collaboration with Salvo Foti a brave project for Sicilian viticulture: to give life to a selection of great wines from Nero d'Avola choosing the most suitable land traditional area of ??the Val di Noto. This is how the Nero d'Avola durable and harmonious, refined and complex, able to speak the same language of the great classics of world enology and to express the purity of accent with the Sicilian. Gulfi now includes more than 70 hectares of vineyard certified organic, all property, in addition to producing great wines and of Nero d'Avola Carricante expression of two whites, indigenous variety of strong personalities, a fascinating Cerasuolo DOCG vineyard and a red centenary on the slopes of Etna. Read more

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Gulfi Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2024
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Vintage	2024
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	70% Nero d'Avola, 30% Frappato
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Gulfi
Origin	Chiaramonte Gulfi (Ragusa)
Climate	Altitude: 450 m. a.s.l. Temperate Mediterranean.
Soil composition	Limestone clay.
Plants per hectare	8,000
Yield per hectare	6,000 kg/hectare
Wine making	Nero d’Avola grapes are harvested at the end of September, and the Frappato during the first week of October. They start fermentation separately, with a short maceration on their skins at a controlled temperature. They are mixed at the end of the alcoholic fermentation.
Aging	About 7 months on their yeast in stainless steel tanks. It then ages in the bottle for one or two months. It is finally marketed in June of the year following the harvest.
Allergens	Contains sulphites