Angheli 2018 Sicilia Red Wine DOC - Donnafugata

ANGHELI 2018 SICILY RED DOC - DONNAFUGATA

CONTAINS SULFITES

From the Versatile collection of character, a soft red with an international taste is born, obtained from Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes ... the Angheli!

With an intense ruby ​​red color, it shows a fragrant bouquet of red fruit (plum and black cherry) combined with elegant spicy hints (cinnamon and nutmeg) and delicate hints of tobacco. In the mouth it is enveloping with soft tannins and excellent persistence. A red with an international flavor with a great balance between structure and pleasantness.

Excellent to combine with cold cuts, meatballs with sauce, grilled meats, duck and roast chicken, and ribs. Served in large, pot-bellied glasses, it can be uncorked on the spot, otherwise a couple of hours earlier. Excellent at 16-18 ° C. For those who love sharing the pleasures of the table by combining a single wine with different dishes. Being together and intriguing all friends, from the curious to the passionate.

Could it be Angelica dell’Orlando Furioso who runs away on the horse portrayed on the label? There are many Donnafugata "women on the run", each of them has a past of history and tradition, but she certainly has a future of softness and seduction.

DATA SHEET:

DENOMINATION: Sicilia DOC

GRAPES: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

PRODUCTION AREA: South-western Sicily, territory of Casale Bianco (Contessa Entellina).

SOILS AND CLIMATE: altitude from 200 to 400 m above sea level; hilly orography; clayey soils with sub-alkaline reaction (pH from 7.5 to 7.9) rich in nutrients (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc) and total limestone from 20 to 35%. Mild winters; dry and windy summers with strong temperature variations between day and night

VINEYARD: espalier training with spurred cordon pruning, leaving 6 to 8 buds for each plant. Plant density of about 5,000 plants per hectare with yields of about 70 - 80 quintals / ha.

VINTAGE: in Contessa Entellina after two years with little rain, in 2018 there was 743 mm of rain, a figure that is above the average * (667 mm) of this area. Much of the precipitation was distributed in spring; only in some plots there were intense rains in summer. The integrated management of agronomic practices, from pruning to thinning up to the choice of different harvesting moments, inspired by eco-sustainable viticulture, has allowed us to have healthy and well-ripened grapes. The harvest was thus in line with the company's qualitative objectives which are oriented towards prestigious productions. * (average rainfall calculated starting from the 2003 harvest and measured by SIAS, Sicilian Agrometeorological Service)

HARVEST: manual harvesting in crates with careful selection of the grapes in the vineyard. The harvest of the grapes destined for Angheli began in the second half of August with the Merlot and ended on 19 September with the harvest of the Cabernet Sauvignon.

VINIFICATION: upon reception in the cellar, further selection of the bunches on the vibrating table and subsequent selection of the grapes thanks to a latest generation destemmer, able to discard the green and overripe ones. Fermentation in steel with maceration on the skins for about 11-13 days at a temperature of 28 ° C. Aging for about 12 months in second passage French oak barriques and at least 24 months in the bottle.

ANALYTICAL DATA: alcohol 14.15% vol. - total acidity: 6.0 g / l - pH 3.64

TASTING NOTES (29/07/21): With an intense ruby ​​red color, Angheli 2018 shows a fragrant bouquet of red fruit (plum and black cherry) combined with elegant spicy hints (cinnamon and nutmeg) and delicate hints of tobacco. In the mouth it is enveloping with soft tannins and excellent persistence. A red with an international flavor with a great balance between structure and pleasantness.

LONGEVITY: over 8 years.