750ml
Tenuta Bastonaca Nero d’Avola DOC
This Nero d’Avola DOC comes from alberello vines (free standing bushes). It is a warm elegant wine, very persistent, and with soft tannins.
Varietal: 100% Nero d’Avola
Appellation: Sicilia DOC
Production Zone: Vittoria, Ragusa, Sicily. Altitude 230 mt a.s.l.
Soil: red soil of limestone-siliceous nature
Vinification: Grapes hand-picked. Soft press. Maceration for 8 days on the skins. Fermentation at controlled temperature. After racking, malolactic in stainless steel tanks
Maturation: 4 months in stainless steel tanks, plus 4 months in bottle
Tasting Notes & Pairing Ideas
- Bright Intense ruby red with violet tints. aromas of ripe black-skinned berry, scorched earth and a whiff of cinnamon. Reflecting the nose, the straightforward palate offers dried black cherry, baking spice and vanilla alongside smooth tannins.
- It pairs well with savory red meat, baked wild black pork from Nebrodi, game and aged Ragusa cheese DOP
Winery Profile
- The winery takes its name from “Contrada Bastonaca”, a district which has always been considered the heart of the production of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Frappato and Nero d’Avola. It is located inside an ancient millstone of the Eighteenth century, where you get the sensation of being welcomed by the unmistakeable fragrant aroma of freshly pressed grapes and boiling must.
- All around, spread over an area of 15 hectares, head-trained bush vines renew a glorious past, but at the same time, look towards a promising future. The grapes cultivated are Frappato and Nero d’Avola, Grenache and Tannat.• The vineyards are cultivated in conversion to organic farming, by hand, with sweat and toil, in a vision of natural farming.