Largasia Nero D'Avola PGI Terre Siciliane 75 cl Quignones

Classification: Protected Geographical Indication - Sicilian Lands.
Variety: Nero d'Avola 100%.
Production area: Contrada Sant'Oliva - Licata - Agrigento - Italy.
Altitude: 150 meters above sea level.
Vineyard exposure: South West.
Climate: mild winters, warm springs and autumns with little rain, very hot and dry summers
very hot and dry summers.
Average age of vineyards: 12 years.
Yield: 75 quintals of grapes per hectare.
Training system: spurred cordon counter-espalier.
Plant density: 4000 plants per hectare.
Vinification: fermentation on skins (8 days) at controlled temperature (max T° 22° C); malolactic fermentation in steel.
The wine ages in steel until the date of bottling.
Aging in the bottle for about 8 months before being marketed
 Alcohol: 13.5% vol.

Organoleptic Characteristics
Colour: intense ruby red.
Nose: intense and enveloping, with hints of plum and tobacco.
Taste: typically tannic, with an aftertaste of ripe cherry and spicy notes.
Service temperature: 18°
Food pairings: red meats and medium and/or highly aged cheeses. Highly recommended with cod.
Contains sulphites.