VINEYARD: 50 year old bushvines [Alberello] in Cammarata / Sclafani Bagni, dry farmed and hand-pruned. 6.000 vines x Ha. Clayey compact soil rich in iron oxides over a block of volcanic chalk. 100% Nero d’Avola.
WINEMAKING: Grapes are handpicked at the end of October and fermented into red wine in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature with ambient yeasts; maceration last for 2 weeks. The wine ages for 16 months in French oak tonneaux.
| APPELLATION | Sicilia Igt Nero d’Avola |
| VINTAGE | 2004 |
| GRAPE COMPOSITION | 100% Nero d’Avola |
| TYPE | Red / Dry |
| VINEYARD | 12 Ha situated at 700 mt altitude in the heart of upcountry Sicily, 40 to 50 year old vines, density up to 5.000 plants per Ha. Average grape yields around 4 tons per Ha. |
| SOIL | Loose clayey-sandy soil rich in iron oxides, lying over a mother-rock composed of volcanic chalk (Tufo) and limestone. |
| ALCOHOL | 13% |
| PRODUCTION | 20.000 bottles |
AWARDS  |
IWC 93 points |
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| WINE MAKING | Nero d’Avola grapes are hand-picked the first week of October, destemmed and crushed into a pneumatic press. The resulting must ferments in open wooden vats with ambient yeasts; maceration on the skins last for 2 weeks. Racked into French oak tonneaux, the wine ages for 18 months prior to bottling and commercial release. |
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| Producer Home page: |
Feudo Montoni |
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| WINE REGION: |  Sicily |
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