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Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico

VARIETAL
60% Nero d'Avola, 40% Frappato

NOTES
FARMING: Organic

SOIL: Primarily limestone, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and tufa.

VINEYARD: Located in southeastern Sicily, the DOCG of Cerasuolo di Vittoria is the first and only DOCG on the island. The vineyard sits at 230 meters a.s.l. The average age of the vines is 25 years.

VINIFICATION:  Harvest took place over the period of late September to early October. Spontaneous fermentation on the skins with indigenous yeasts, followed by a period of aging in Slavonian barrels and later bottle.