750ml
Alessandro di Camporeale Nero d’Avola Donnatà Sicilia DOC
Produced from the most important Sicilian red grape, Donnatà has a strong and complex personality, which generously expresses its origins by being a very enjoyable and well-balanced wine.
Varietal: 100% Nero d’Avola
Appellation: Sicilia DOC
Production Zone: Contrada Mandranova and Contrada Torretta in the Camporeale countryside North West of Sicily. Altitude 350 mt asl.
Soil: Hilly, clay and sandy
Vinification: Grapes hand-picked around mid September. Soft pressing and maceration for 12 days. Slow fermentation in stainless steel tanks (7 days), then malolactic fermentation fully carried out with indigenous lactic bacteria
Maturation: 8 months in steel tanks; a little part of the mass remains 8 months in french oak tonneau. Then 10 months in bottle
Tasting Notes and Pairing Ideas
- Dark ruby red with lively and bright hues. Aromatic wine, with notes of blackberry, cherry, Mediterranean shrubs, nutmeg and chocolate. Intense, lively and with character; Donnatà is soft yet pulsating and extremely pleasant to drink. Harmonious, silky and with enduring determination.
- Divine with the Palermitan anelletti al forno (oven-cooked, ring-shaped pasta) or red-finned tuna
Winey Profile
- The Alessandro family has been producing wine for 4 generations on the hills in Camporeale (Palermo).
- The estate includes 35 hectares of vineyards with a fertile clay and limestone-based soil in which are wisely cultivated native grape varieties, such as Nero d’Avola, Catarratto and Grillo and international ones like Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc, well-adapted in Camporeale area.
- All the work in the vineyard is done by hand, following organic farming principles, and making use of simple but effective techniques such as: roses to give warning of fungus attacks; green manure, used for soil fertility and to protect it from erosion; hedges and shrubs near the rows of vines to promote the growth of many organisms which combat parasites.