Don Pietro Red Wine Spadafora
Organic and natural red wine
Don Pietro Rosso by Spadafora is a Sicilian red wine blend of Nero d'Avola, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes grown organically. The grapes harvested at the right point of ripeness ferment spontaneously without the addition of yeasts and in the absence of sulfur. A wine with an excellent quality/price ratio.
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Don Pietro Rosso Organic Wine 2020 Dei Principi di Spadafora
Don Pietro Rosso Dei Principi di Spadafora is a tribute from the son Francesco Spadafora to his father Don Pietro, founder of the Spadafora farm. Don Pietro Rosso is a structured wine with the typical elegance of the Sicilian Bordeaux blend. The basis of the excellence of Don Pietro di Spadafora is the uniqueness of the Contrada Virzì in Monreale, the expert work of the winemakers, respect for the environment and rigorous attention to the principles of organic farming from the vineyard to bottling.
Denomination: Terre Siciliane IGP
Type: Organic red wine
Grape Variety: 40% Nero d’Avola, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot
Year of planting: 1999-2000
Production area: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo – Map Sheet 142
Altitude: 250 m above sea level
Exposure: North-West
Soil: sandy-clayey
Training system: espalier
Type of pruning: simple Guyot
Density of vines per ha: 5000 plants
Grape yield per ha: 50 hectoliters
Harvest: manual in mid-September
Vinification: spontaneous fermentation in a cement tank from a pied de cuve of the same grapes harvested three days earlier, without added yeasts and in the absence of sulfur dioxide. Maceration takes place at a controlled temperature for up to 10 days
Malolactic fermentation: carried out
Aging: 1 year in cement tanks
Aging in bottle: 12 months
Alcohol content: 13.5% vol
Color: intense ruby red
Nose: fruity bouquet of great aromatic intensity. It offers aromas of cherry and raspberry
Palate: balanced, round and persistent, with well-present tannins
Pairings: perfect red wine with roasts and grilled meat, game and cheeses
Serving temperature: 18°C
Produced by Azienda Agricola Spadafora Dei Principi di Spadafora – Contrada Virzì – Monreale (PA) - Italy
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Terre Siciliane IGP
- Alcohol level
- 13.5%
