16 Filari Case Alte Nero d'Avola 2020 Sicilia Doc Organic

The organic Nero d'Avola of the Case Alte winery, a fruity and structured red wine, which fully expresses the characteristics of the grape that characterizes it

The Nero d'Avola 16 Filari red wine with a deep ruby ​​red color with light violet reflections, the nose shows variegated notes ranging from fruity tones of blackberries, cherries, raspberries to the spicy ones of rosemary, tobacco, cloves. On the palate it has a great structure, with balanced acidity and fine tannins, silky but lively and well present to give the right liveliness and pleasant length to the wine.

Obtained from vines placed at about 500 meters above sea level on a sandy-loam soil with a good presence of skeleton. The 16 Filari is obtained from a harvest carried out in the early hours of the sun. Following de-stemming, the must obtained ferments in small steel tanks, thanks to indigenous yeasts. At the end of this phase, the malolactic fermentation is also carried out. The refinement consists of a period of 8 months in French oak tonneau and then a rest of 6 months in the bottle before being marketed.

Round and soft wine, to be drunk throughout the meal, with meat appetizers, cured meats, sauces or risottos, roasted or grilled meats.

Produced in the province of Palermo, in the Mazara Valley, in Camporeale, a small Sicilian town with a local economy linked to agriculture. Here the Vaccaro family manages the Case Alte farm, in the Macellarotto district, managing the vineyards under organic conditions. For three generations, the Vaccaro family, through careful and scrupulous control of the phases that characterize the production of wine, from the vineyard to bottling, has been producing excellent wines with excellent organoleptic characteristics, which are able to express the characteristics and richness of the Sicilian land.

The name "Case Alte" derives from the fact that the small winery, built in 2010, is located on top of a promontory about 500 meters high, with a sandy loam soil and an island climate.

The current winemaking project involves the development of the entire production chain in the small universe of the Macellaroto district, and aims to maintain a small size, on a human scale, which ensures careful and meticulous control of all stages of the production process, from the vineyard to bottling. The history of Case Alte and the Vaccaro family is a bit of a mirror of today's Sicily; one in which the new generations get involved and face with determination the challenge of producing excellence and communicating their passion, their territory and their culture to the whole world. A love that looks to the future, with particular attention to the issues of sustainability and organic farming, but which does not forget its history and the care that past generations have dedicated to each single bunch of grapes.

VARIETY Nero d'Avola

ALC. VOL. 14%

Annual production 2015: 2650

Soils: hilly, clayish and sandy

Altitude: 500 meters above sea level

Training system: espalier rearing with Guyot pruning

Viticulture: vineyard conducted according to the principles of biological agriculture with thinning of the bunches in pre-veraison.

No. of vines/hectare: 3.500

Yield/hectare: 6.0 tonnes

Harvesting: manual harvest and grape selection through small case of 8 kg. After harvest grapes are carried rapidly to the cellar.

Fermentation: .after de-stemming, the grapes are fermented in small stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts at 23°C. During maceration, 10-12 days, are made breaks of daily cap by manual punching. After racking, malolactic fermentation takes place in steel tanks with indigenous lactic bacteria.

Aging: 8 months in French oak casks, 6 months in bottle before release

TASTING NOTES

Colour: deep ryby red with llight violet reflections.

On the nose: notes varied, ranging from fruity notes of blackberries, cherries, raspberries those spicy rosemary, tobacco, cloves.

On the palate: large structure with balanced acidity and fine tannins, silky but alive and well present to confer the right vivacity and nice length to the wine.

Attention: At the moment the shipments of wine and spirits are made ONLY in Italy.