Abbazia Santa Anastasia Nero d'Avola 2017 box - red

Ruby red is its color, intoxicating its scent of cherry, raspberry, blackberry and a fresh scent of blood orange.
Elegantly tannic, soft and fresh to the taste.
Exciting companion with a platter of cheeses and cold cuts.

Color : Nero d’Avola has an intense ruby red color with a hint slightly tinged with purple. Good clarity and concentration.
Smell : immediate in its aromas that evoke intense red fruit aromas: "cirasa", raspberry, blackberry but also mulberry and then continue with a floral of violet, lavender and a fresh scent of blood orange.
Taste : structured, long, persistent, gently tannic. On the palate it is generous with hints of red fruit but also spices, vanilla, anise, cinnamon. Structured and elegant.
Service temperature : 16 / 18C..
Pairings : from the classic platters of cheeses and cured meats to all types of meat. Also excellent with seasonal vegetables, legume soups, risottos. Thanks to its fresh elegance it can be combined with blue fish and purely Sicilian fish dishes (sardines a beccafico, swordfish alla ghiotta, pasta with sardines, sfincione ...)

Data sheet

Classification : DOC Sicilia Rosso
Certification : Organic
Vines : 100% Nero d'Avola
Location Vineyards : Castelbuono (PA) - C.da Santa Anastasia
N. plants per hectare : 4,000
Yield per hectare : 8.000 kg
Harvest : Manual harvest: first ten days of September. Harvest starts in the early hours of dawn in order to take advantage of the coolness of the morning
Production technique : Traditional red vinification in steel self-fermenters at a controlled temperature of 20 / 24C for 12/15 days..
Maturation : For 9 months in steel tanks, light passage in 100 hl oak barrels. for about 4 months. For 6 months in the bottle.
Alc.% Vol. : 13.5%
Packaging : exclusive Sicilian handicraft packages in Okumé: natural untreated wood with a delicate pink nuance, branded.

Magnum bottle of 1,5lt