Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Box with 6 bottles of Don Vicè, D.O.C.G. Cerasuolo di Vittoria

D.O.C.G. Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Production area C.da Biviere and C.da Fegotto di Sotto, Chiaramonte Gulfi , Sicily, Italy
Altitude 290 and 280 metres a.s.l.
Grape varieties Nero d’Avola (60%) and Frappato (40%)
Altitude 290 and 280 metres a.s.l.
Type of soil prevalence of Mediterranean red sands with limestone and clays.
Type of cultivation Low trained on wires system, spur pruned cordon
Climate Mediterranean with hot, dry, windy summers with a good diurnal temperature va- riation and mild winters
Plant density vines / ha 4,000
Rendering per hectare 8000 Kg
Ripening and harvesting End of September and early days of October, manual harve- sting
Aging 9 months in stainless steel tanks
Refing 6 months aging in the bottle
Alcohol content 13,5 %
Bottles: 4.000
Color: medium ruby red
Nose: elegant with ripe fruits: cherry, morello cherry, aromatic herbs, sage, heucaliptus, spices.
Palate: Fresh, medium tannins, medium bodied, long.
Temperature of service 16 – 18 °C

It pairs with appetizers, mature and spicy cheeses, elaborated first courses, red meat (roast meat), game, mushrooms and lamb.

Cerasuolo di Vittoria wine is an Italian DOCG wine and the very first of Sicily. It is a wine of ancient tradition, whose peculiar taste is a perfect balance between kindness and strength given by the blend of the two wines.