Il Moro Valle dell'Acate Wines
Nero d'Avola Organic Wine with a Strong Identity
Il Moro by Valle dell'Acate is a Sicilian red wine made from pure Nero d'Avola grapes and aged only in steel. This wine highlights the Nero d'Avola grape in relation to the "terroir", an almost black, compact soil with dark stones. With its hints of leather, wild, rustic, Il Moro is a savory and mineral wine with elegant aromas and tannins of good strength.
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Il Moro 2020 Nero d'Avola Organic - Valle dell'Acate Wines
Il Moro is the Nero D’Avola of Valle dell'Acate from the prestigious 7 terre per 7 vini line, a project created to produce 7 wines of exceptional quality on 7 unique and unrepeatable terroirs. Nero d’Avola Il Moro finds its maximum expression on Terra Nera, a medium-textured terroir tending towards compact, rich in dark stones. On Terra Nera, this vineyard has been producing a powerful but at the same time balanced red wine for over 20 years.
Denomination: Sicilia DOC
Type: Organic red wine
Grape Variety: 100% Nero d’Avola
Production area: Contrada di Biddine Soprana e Sottana, Acate (RG), Eastern Sicily
Altitude: 120 m above sea level
Exposure: South-West
Soil: Black Earth characterized by a very dark colored soil, almost black, of medium texture tending to compact with a good presence of small dark stones
Training system: Counter-espalier
Type of pruning: spurred cordon
Density of vines per ha: 5000 plants
Grape yield per ha: 5800 kg
Harvest: manual between September and October
Vinification: fermentation takes place at 25-29°C with maceration until the fermentation is completed. 6 punching downs in 24 hours. Soft pressing of the crushed grapes with separation of the free-run must from the second pressing. The must passes through steel, first decanting at low temperature (about 15°C) for 8 days; first racking and maintenance of temperature at 25°C
Aging: in wood and steel
Aging in bottle: at least 9-12 months
Alcohol content: 13% vol
Color: bright ruby red with garnet reflections
Nose: balanced bouquet with fruity notes of small red fruits, blackberries, raspberries and black cherries with a spicy background of dark chocolate
Palate: full, warm and elegant, particularly persistent, with typical austere but gentle tannin
Pairings: red wine to pair with tasty Sicilian meat dishes such as second courses based on black pig from Nebrodi, roasts, game, sliced meat, fillet and mature cheeses such as Ragusano D.O.P.
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
First vintage: 1999
Bottled at origin by Valle dell’Acate – Acate (RG) - Italy
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Sicilia DOC
- Alcohol level
- 13
Reviews (1) - Review moderation
Farbe tiefrot fruchtige Nase. Tannine und Säure wunderbar eingebungen trotz des Alters (Jahrgang 2013) immer noch sehr fruchtig mit gutem Abgang. Toller Wein!
