Sicilia, Italy
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
- Style
- Firm & powerful
- Dark berries
- Dried fruit
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Mature and hard cheese
- Lamb
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
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About this wine
Perricone 100%, with a round and silky palate, ideal for full bodied red wine lovers. On the nose, comes up notes of blackberries, licorice and cacao. On the palate, there are flav...
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Mature and hard cheese
- Lamb
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay
- Terroir:
- -
- Harvest:
- -
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- New oak (30%) 6 months
- Winemaker:
- -
The maceration is managed for 15 days in stainless steel tanks at 25°C and after takes place the malolactic conversion. Afterwards, the wine stays for 6 months in small barrels of French oak and ends up in stainless steel tanks until bottling time.
About the wine and its character
- Country:
- Italy
- Region/Subregion:
- Sicilia
- Classification:
- -
- Certification:
- Organic, Vegan
- Grape:
- Perricone 100%
- Vintage year:
- -
- Color:
- Deep ruby colour
- Aroma:
- Velata on the nose gives aromas of blackberry and licorice with fragrance of black tea, cacao powder and toasted hazelnut.
- Taste:
- On the palate the wine has got full body, vivacious tannins and an enveloping taste balanced by vibrant acidity. Moreover, on the palate there are flavours of black cherry, cinnamon, peanuts and coffee which give a long aftertaste.
- Alcohol content:
- 13.5%
- Sugar content:
- 2 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5.7 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.5
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- No
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Agglomerate cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 16
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Meet the winemakers behind Velata
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