Sicilia, Italy
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Sweetness
- Fruitiness
- Style
- Firm & powerful
- Dark berries
- Dried fruit
- Pairs with
- Blue cheese
- BBQ and glazed pork
- Pan-fried, grilled or slow-cooked game
- Smoked duck
- Grilled or slow-roasted pork
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
- Curatolo Arini will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
- The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Asian cuisine
- Beef
- Lamb
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Spicy food
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Sand
- Terroir:
- The vineyards are located in central Sicily, in the province of Caltanissetta, at about 500metres above sea level. The altitude, together with the distance from the sea, provides for excellent diurnal variety where the warm Sicilian sun is alternated with fresh, cool evenings, ensuring great condition for ripening the grapes. The vines are planted south facing following the vertical trellis system on sandy and clay rich soil using guyot pruning.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- -
- Storage:
- -
- Winemaker:
- Nino Reina
Before picking date, half of the grapes are cut off and left on the plant to dry under the warm Sicilian sun. The parcel is then harvested. After de-stemming and maceration of the skins for about 12 days, fermentation occurs for 15 days at a temperature of 24-26°C in stainless steel tanks. Part of the wine then spends about 6 months in used Gamba Oak barrels of 250 liters.
Meet the wine maker
Nino ReinaAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Italy
- Region/Subregion:
- Sicilia
- Classification:
- DOC
- Certification:
- -
- Grape:
- Nero d'Avola 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2023
- Color:
- APPEARANCE: Dark Ruby, with shades of Purple
- Aroma:
- powerful notes of violets, black cherries, vanilla and spices
- Taste:
- Full bodied wine with intense red fruit flavors with a smooth finale
- Alcohol content:
- 14%
- Sugar content:
- 14.5 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5.5 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.4
- Sweetness:
- Semi-dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Agglomerate cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 15 °C
Meet the winemakers behind Don Carlo Nero d'Avola Appassimento
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Curatolo Arini
- Founding year
- 1875
- Farming area
- 80 ha
- Production
- 80 bottles/year
Our story begins in 1875 when Vito decides to build a winery at the center of his vineyards in Marsala. Vito had grand plans and focused on quality, packaging and export. Production of still wines begun in the 70s. In the ’90s, we started our collaboration with winemaker Alberto Antonini: wines made only with sicilian grapes varietals which express the unique character and flavours of the Sicilian terroir. Today, after 5 generations Vito’s dream is kept alive by his grandson and great grandchildren.
Meet Curatolo Arini