Zisola Rosso Doc Noto Mazzei wines

Zisola 2022 Sicily Noto Rosso DOC - Marchesi Mazzei Wines

Zisola is a Nero d’Avola wine with a new style. The native Nero d’Avola grapes are grown in Alberello in the DOC Noto area, a terroir particularly suited to viticulture. The proximity of the sea and the calcareous soil give great freshness and elegance to this extraordinary typical Sicilian red wine.

Denomination: Sicilia Noto Rosso DOC

Type: Red wine

Grape Variety: 100% Nero d’Avola

Production area: Contrada Zisola - Noto (Siracusa)

Altitude: 130 m above sea level

Exposure: South-East

Soil: medium texture, with a prevalence of limestone

Climate: cold winter with frosts and little rainfall, hot summer but with significant temperature variations and light rains in September that delayed the harvest by 10 days

Average age of the vineyard: 14 - 19 years

Training system: Alberello

Density of vines per ha: 5550 plants

Harvest: manual from 8 September

Fermentation: 26-28°C for 14-16 days

Aging: 10 months in small 225-liter French oak barrels (33% new)

Alcohol content: 12.45% vol

Color: ruby ​​red

Nose: fruity bouquet with hints of berries and citrus

Palate: complex and layered

Pairings: perfect red wine with spicy fish soups, first courses with meat, red meats and grilled vegetables

Serving temperature: 16-18°C

Longevity: if well stored, up to 10 years

First vintage: 2004

Bottled at origin by SI/4829-IT on behalf of Zisola Srl Agricola Noto - Italy