Passo Delle Mule Duca di Salaparuta wines
Enveloping, soft and fresh Nero d'Avola
A single varietal wine produced from Nero d’Avola grapes, first produced on the sinuous and well-ventilated hills of the Suor Marchesa estate, in the hinterland of the southern part of Sicily, where grapes reach full maturity under the late September sun.
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Passo delle Mule 2022 Nero d'Avola - Duca di Salaparuta winery
Passo delle Mule is a velvety Nero d'Avola wine, representative of the Sicilian native grape par excellence. An excellent all-meal red wine from the historic Sicilian winery Duca di Salaparuta, which is celebrating its 200th anniversary by dressing Passo delle Mule in a new and refined label.
Denomination: Sicilia DOC
Type: Red Wine
Grape Variety: 100% Nero d’Avola
Production area: Central-southern Sicily, municipality of Butera on the Riesi - Gela axis. Tenuta di SuorMarchesa. Vigna Passo delle Mule
Altitude: 299-334 m above sea level
Exposure: South - South East
Soil: clayey with sub-alkaline reaction, medium calcareous
Climate: mild winter and dry and windy summer with strong temperature range between day and night
Vineyard area: 26 hectares
Training system: espalier
Type of pruning: spurred cordon, with four spurs and two buds for each spur
Density of vines per ha: 4831 vines
Grape yield per ha: 60-70 quintals
Harvest: manual harvest from 8 to 11 October
Vinification: Destemming and traditional maceration for 8 days at 26-28°C in steel
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Aging: A wise blend of aging, Passo delle Mule is born from the meeting of wines that spend at least 8 months in wood of very fine-grained oak and reds tempered by glass-lined concrete vats
Aging in the bottle: 2 months before being released for sale
Wine analytical data: total acidity 6.4 g/l, pH 3.4, net extract 35 g/l
Alcohol content: 14% vol
Colour: intense and deep ruby red
Nose: enveloping, fruity with morello cherry and raspberry, complex with pleasantly balanced spices and vanilla
Taste: rich, full and velvety, with great structure and aromatic persistence, with typical austere but gentle tannins
Food pairings: Excellent with red meat dishes, grilled meat and medium-aged cheeses
Glass: large
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
Storage method: Bottle lying down in a cool (15°C) and not excessively humid environment
Longevity: 10 years
Bottled by Duca di Salaparuta Spa - Via Vincenzo Florio 1 Marsala (TP) - Italy - in Bagheria (PA) - Italy
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Sicilia DOC
- Alcohol level
- 14