Ribeca Red Wine 2016 DOC Sicilia - Firriato

Ribeca Red Wine 2016 DOC Sicilia - Firriato

CLASSIFICATION D.O.C. Sicilia

GRAPE VARIETY Perricone

VINEYARD LOCATION Trapani countryside – Baglio Sorìa Estate

SOIL COMPOSITION Calcareous - clayey

EXPOSURE The vineyards have south/south-westerly exposure (235 metres. above sea level)

TRAINING SYSTEM Cordon trained, spur pruned

VINES PER HECTARE (EA) 5.500/6.000

YIELD (KG. PER HECTARE) 5.500/5.800 kg

HARVEST PERIOD Hand-picking - Merlot in the 1st week of September; Cabernet Sauvignon in the 2nd one FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE 25°-27°C

PERIOD OF FERMENTATION 10-12 days

VINIFICATION METHOD The vinification carried out at controlled-temperature in stainless steel tanks in accordance to red wines tradition. The malolactic fermentation is carried out

MATURATION The wine is matured for nine months in French durmast barriques

MATURATION BOTTLE 6 months

ALCOHOL 14.60 % vol. | PH 3.70 (average) | TOTAL ACIDITY 5.70 g/l (average)

1TH YEAR PRODUCTION Vintage year 1997

VINTAGE PRODUCTION 25.000 bottles

FORMATS 75 cl,1.5 L and 3 L

SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°C

RECCOMENDED GLASS For fine red wines, wide and tapered rim

TASTING NOTES

Color: bright and lively garnet red. Nose: full and complex bouquet that opens with extremely fine fruity hints of blueberries, raspberries and wild strawberries that make way to delicious hints of cherries and black cherry jam, cinnamon, cocoa, eucalyptus, mint and herbs of the Mediterranean maquis.

Palate: mouthfilling and soft, with great taste profile, thanks to marvelous and intact fruit, masterfully balanced with the lively fresh and dynamic acidity and lavish refined tannins.

Characteristics: for some time it has become a “cult” wine; an extraordinary Sicilian interpretation of the famous Bordeaux blend; rich, juicy, exciting, trepidant, compelling and noble like the marvelous and timeless legend it takes inspiration from.