Nero d'Avola Il Moro - Valle dell'Acate wines
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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.

  • 75 cl.
  • 2020

€13.50 Tax included

€11.07 Tax excluded

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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
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