Cygnus 2019 DOC Sicily - Tasca d'Almerita Tenuta Regaleali

Cygnus, a blend of Sicilian and international grapes

HISTORY

The name of this Sicilian red wine is linked to the history of the Tasca d'Almerita family, it is a tribute to Richard Wagner who in 1881 in Villa Tasca in Palermo wrote the third act of the very famous "Parsifal".

It is a blend, from a selection of the best Nero d'Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from the historic Regaleali Estate, which together tell of the incredible potential of the Sicilian vine combined with the elegance of the international variety.

This blend of grapes gives the wine body, as well as good aroma.

PRIZES

2019 James Suckling 91/100

DATA SHEET

Grape varieties: Nero d'Avola 60% and Cabernet Sauvignon 40%

Denomination: Rosso – Sicilia DOC

Wine-growing area: Tenuta Regaleali – Palermo – Sicily

Training system: espalier

Type of pruning: Guyot spurred cordon

Density of vines per ha: 4,000

Grape yield per hectare: 73 quintals

Fermentation: traditional in red

Fermentation temperature: 28°C

Malolactic fermentation: completely carried out

Aging: In 225 liter French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais), 30% new and 70% second and third passage, for approximately 14 months

Alcohol content: 14% Vol.

Analytical data of the wine: pH 3.4 – AT 5.71 g/l – ZR 1.6 g/l – ET 32g/l

Contains sulfites