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GULFI 2010 NERO D'AVOLA "ROSSOJBLEO" Nero d'Avola, grape variety, sometimes incorrectly referred to as Calabrian (from the region of Calabria), is considered as the most typical Read More...
and representative red grape of Sicily, excluding the territory of Etna. The Nero d'Avola was selected for cultivation by grape-growers of Avola (Siracusa) several hundred years ago and spread to the commune of Noto (SR), the provinces of Ragusa and Caltagirone, and recently throughout the rest of the island. When cultivated to yield a low quantity of fruit per vine this grape variety is capable of expressing the characteristics of important aged red wines. An aroma of red fruit and typically "sweet" tannins that persist after many years are the most significant components. At the same time, this grape also lends itself well to the production of young and novello wines of a suggestive red and violet-tinged color, highly pronounced aroma of red fruit (plum, blackberry) and smooth tannins..This light, fragrant, unimposing red goes confidently wit the most simple pasta and risotto dishes (optimal with a pizza topped only with tomato sauce and fresh basil, for example), as well as antipasti, deli meats and fish prepared with lightly aromatic herbs. Intriguing, too, with "autumn" accompaniments such as fire-roasted chestnuts.
