750ml
Tenuta Bastonaca Frappato Sicilia DOC
Frappato is a light-bodied red grape widely grown on the southeastern coast of Sicily. It is a component, with Nero d’Avola, of the island’s only DOCG wine, Cerasuolo di Vittoria but now it can be found also in single variety wine like this one.
Varietal: 100% Frappato
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 12 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
- Light ruby red, and bright. Ample bouquet of red fruit and small red berries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries. An elegant wine, fresh, with strong notes and fragrances of red fruit.
- It pairs well with vegetables, sweet and sour tuna, fish soup, cold cuts, fresh cheese.
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.