You know that they say: "The best wine is the one that makes friends", and I really believe in that! This wine which I am about to mention has a story just like that. I think it was 7 years ago and I was touring in Sicily and suddenly I saw the bottle and the etiquette: Principe di Corleone. At first I thought that it was sort of joke since the name is relationed with the almighty "The Godfather". I knew about "Nero d'Avola" which is the most important and widely planted grape variety in Sicily and I do like it, they manage quite well to tame this aggressive grape so well in Sicily and the result is fantastic (almost black) reds!
So I paid something like 8 Euros for that (nowadays costs around 10 Euros) and took the bottle back home to Istanbul in my hand. (good old days that we were still able to carry bottles in our hand luggage!) Then we took it with one of my very good friends when we were already quiete drunk! That's why I can't be fully objective about this wine when saying the taste was fantastic! But I really would like to taste once more if I ever return to Sicily!
TYPICAL
GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION: Sicily .
GRAPE
TYPES: Nero D’Avola, low-yield cultivation (typical Sicilian grape).
HARVEST:
Early September.
FERMENTATION:
Method:
Maceration in stainless steel vats.
Temperature:
28˚C.
Duration:
8-10 Days
Malolactic:
Yes.
Oak-ageing: 7
months.
Type
of barrels: Nevers, Allier, Oak, barrique aging, followed by 4 months
of bottle-aging.
TECHNICAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
pH:
3.39
Alcohol:
13.10%
Acidity:
Total: 5.70
Volatile:
0.44 SO2 (mg/l), total: 105 - free: 20
TASTING
NOTES: Brilliant ruby-red color with violet edges. Complex,
fragrant bouquet
with hints of oak and fruit. The palate is polished,
refined, warm
and dry, with good body and great personality.
ACCOMPANIMENT:
Serve at 16 -
20°C with meat-based dishes, game and hard cheeses.
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