Don Antonio Red Wine Cellar Morgante
Precious Nero d’Avola Riserva
Don Antonio by Morgante is a very precious Nero d’Avola Riserva. A sumptuous, velvety and persistent Sicilian red wine, an authentic expression of the native Sicilian grape par excellence.
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Don Antonio Riserva Nero d'Avola - Morgante Wines
Don Antonio by Morgante winery is one of the most representative Nero d’Avola wines of the Sicilian wine scene. An extraordinary Riserva red wine with an imposing structure and mellow and refined tannins.
Denomination: Sicilia DOC
Type: Red wine
Grape Variety: 100% Nero d’Avola
Year of planting: 1970/1975
Vineyards: Grotte (Agrigento)
Altitude: 500-550 m above sea level
Soil: white calcareous soils with clay fractions
Climate: warm autumn with no rain. The first and last weeks of December were very rainy. The winter was not very rainy with a mild temperature that continued into spring. Heavy rains in the first week of June followed by excessive heat (38-40°C) that lasted until mid-August. From the second half of August until October the mild and dry climate allowed a perfect ripening of the grapes, rich and harmonious
Training system: guyot and spurred cordon
Density of vines per ha: 3,500 plants
Grape yield per ha: 40-50 quintals
Harvest: manual between the end of September and the beginning of October
Vinification: in stainless steel tanks with maceration on the skins for about 20 days at a controlled temperature of 26°C
Malolactic fermentation: in stainless steel tanks
Aging: 12 months in new 225-liter French oak barriques Allier, Troncaise and Never
Aging in the bottle: about 12 months
Alcohol content: 15% vol
Color: very deep red with purple reflections
Nose: complex bouquet with voluptuous aromas accompanied by a light toasting and a refreshing balsamic note. On the nose it offers aromas of ripe cherry, blackberry, rose, sweet spices, licorice, cocoa, black peppercorns and cloves
Palate: red wine with a soft and enveloping structure, very varietal and clear. It expresses great intensity in a balanced and elegant way
Pairings: red wine perfect to accompany medium and long-aged cheeses and red meats with a strong flavour such as roast red meats and braised furred game
Glass: large crystal glass
Serving temperature: 18°C
Bottled at origin by Morgante s.r.l. soc. agr. - Grotte (AG) - Italy
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Sicilia DOC
- Alcohol level
- 15%