2019 Contrada Nero d'Avola 1.5L Magnum  93VM
COS
Vittoria, Sicily

93 pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2024 - 2029
The 2019 Nero d'Avola Contrada is spicy, with vivid red plum and spiced blood orange accentuated by violet florals. This is soft and juicy in character, with a saline tinge up front that gives way to wild berries and savory herbal tones. The 2019 finishes crisp and vibrant. Tangerine and sour cherry notes settle over a gentle layer of fine tannins. There's so much depth and complexity within, and for a wine that finished at just 12% abv—well done. The Contrada is a varietal Nero d'Avola. - By Eric Guido on June 2023

Our Tasting Note: Ruby red core. Beutifully perfumed, a pronounced and elegant nose of red cherry, cinnamon, olive brine, blood orange, balsamic, fresh garden herbs (Italian garrigue), gorgeous! Med/barely into med+ body, med/med + tannin, high but elegant intensity on the palate, with a long, ethereal finish.

Area of production: Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grape variety: Nero d’Avola 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: head training.
Planting density: 8.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 50 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.