Appellation
Vittoria Rosso
Varietal
Frappato, Nero d'Avola
Farming
Organic & Biodynamic
Vinification
Aged in bottle before release, Concrete Vat aged, Concrete Vat Fermented, Estate grown grapes, Hand harvested, Indigenous yeast fermented, Large format barrel aged, Organically Grown Grapes, Unfined & Unfiltered
Soil Type
Clay, Sedimentary Clay
60% Nero d’Avola, 40% Frappato di Vittoria. Estate grown. 25 year old vines.
Red clay soils with subalpine sands composed of limestone & silica. 230 meters elevation.
Spontaneous fermentation on the skins in concrete vats using indigenous yeasts. Aged in Slavonian oak botti for 18 months followed by 1 year in bottle before release.
Due to a now defunct regulation that required Cerasuolo di Vittoria to attain 13% Alc, the 2019 Cerasuolo was declassified because of only 12.5% Alc.
