Rosso del Conte 2018 DOC County of Sclafani - Tasca d'Almerita Tenuta Regaleali

Rosso del Conte 2018 DOC. A historic Nero d'Avola from the Tasca d'Almerita winery

HISTORY

Rosso del Conte is one of the most historic wines of the Tasca d'Almerita winery. It was born in the Regaleali estate, in the San Lucio vineyard, a historic winery that has been producing wonderful vintages of Rosso del Conte since 1959.

Two varieties coexist in this vineyard: Perricone and Nero d'Avola, which are late grapes, in fact they ripen between the end of September and the beginning of October.

This wine is a faithful expression of the territory from which it was born, i.e. the high hills, in fact on the aromatic level the Rosso del Conte does not exceed in overly ripe notes even if it guarantees excellent maturation.

Over time it has encountered different types of aging techniques: chestnut barrels, Slavonian oak, French oak barrels, but it has always maintained its particular identity.

PRIZES

It is a bottle that boasts many and varied awards, including several Gold Medals at the Brussels World Competition, various Crowns for Good Italian Wines, 3 glasses of Gambero Rosso, always very high votes from the various James Suckling, Doctor Wine, Robert Parker, The Winehunter.

The vintage that we currently have available vantaç

2018 James Suckling 94/100

2018 Doctor Wine 95/100

2018 Veronelli wines 94/100 THREE GOLD STAR

2018 Vinibuoni d'Italia CORONA

2018 VITAE 2024 4 SCREWS 95.5/100 GEM

2018 The Winehunter GOLD

DATA SHEET

VARIETIES: Nero d'Avola (53%), Perricone (47%)

APPELLATION: Rosso County of Sclafani DOC

WINE GROWING AREA: Tenuta Regaleali – Palermo – Sicily

VINEYARDS: Vigna San Lucio of 8 hectares

YEAR OF PLANT: 1965

EXPOSURE: South-South East

Training system: sapling

Type of pruning: short spur

Stock density per ha: 4,400

Grape yield per hectare: 68 quintals

Harvest period: 1 October 2018

Fermentation: traditional in red in stainless steel tanks

Fermentation temperature: start 20°C and end 28°C

Duration in contact with the skins: 20 days

Malolactic fermentation: completely carried out

Aging: in 225 liter French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais), 100% new for 18 months

Alcohol content: 14% Vol.

Analytical data of the wine: pH 3.37 – AT 6.14 g/l – ZR 1 g/l – ET 33.3 g/l

Contains sulfites