La Favola presented in a wooden box
Red wine D.O.C. Eloro Pachino from grape variety 100% Nero d’Avola.
Intense notes of sweet spices, black cherry and bitter oranges on the nose. Round on the palate and slightly tannic taste, with a long finish of bergamot and peony. An elegant and fascinatingly balanced wine, true expression of our terroir.
| Year of production: | 2018 |
| Appellation: | D.O.C. Eloro Pachino |
| Category: | Red wine |
| Colour: | Ruby red with purple reflections |
| Grape variety: | 100% Nero D’Avola |
| Soil: | Calcareous marl soil |
| Trellising system: | An espalier with spurred cordon pruning. Density of 4,200 vines / ha |
| Harvest: | Hand picked in the second ten days of September |
| Wine production methods: | Fermentation with indigenous yeasts after preparation of a pied de cuve. Maceration at controlled temperature for about 15 days. Ageing for 16 months in 4hl stone amphorae that encourage the maturation of the Nero d’Avola, enhancing its typicality and territoriality. |
| Tasting notes: | An important wine with a complex and intense olfactory experience of sweet spices, amarena cherry, bitter oranges and peony. Harmonious and full in the mouth with soft tannins and a long and lingering finish. Elegant and intriguingly balanced, a true expression of the Nero d’Avola of our territory. |
| Food pairing: |
Robust and spicy dishes, meat or vegetable based sauces, mature cheeses, grilled meats, roasts, mushrooms and game. |
| Serving temperature: | 18°C |
| Alcoholic content: | 13,5% |
