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“Tareni” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2023
The grapes for this red all-rounder come from the areas of Salemi and Mazara del Vallo in the province of Trapani. Dark ruby red with violet reflections. Fresh nose of rose petals, Maraska cherry and blackberry. Full-bodied on the palate of black cherries, with a wonderful freshness, well-proportioned tannin and a fine vanilla note on the soft finish. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,15 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,48 g/l
- Sulfite: 87 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Disueri” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2022
Pure Nero d'Avola, named after the Lago di Disueri, a lake in the province of Caltanissetta in the centre of Sicily. Deep, dark red in colour, with an intense aroma of dark fruit and a hint of eucalyptus. Powerful and round on the palate, smooth and long. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 30,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,80 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,75 g/l
- Sulfite: 83 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Il Principe” Rosso Terre Siciliane IGP 2023 (BIO)
Il Principe is a cuvée made from indigenous Sicilian grape varieties. Shows a dark red colour with violet reflections in the glass. Intense aroma of ripe redcurrants and blackberries, with a hint of undergrowth. Balanced and full-bodied on the palate, with juicy fruit and a long finish. A great accompaniment to meat dishes and soft cheeses. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 80% Nero d'Avola, 20% Autochthonous Red Grape Varieties
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,54 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,78 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 84 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑007
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contains sulphites - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 75 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 315 kJ
- Carbohydrates: 0,39 g
- Of which sugar: 0,39 g
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“Sallier de la Tour” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2022
The Sallier de la Tour winery has been owned by the Counts Tasca since 2009, making it the fifth company that complements and characterises the diversity and professionalism of what is probably Sicily's most famous winery. Deep dark red, spices and a fine note of liquorice on the nose. Beautiful classic fruit and freshness on the palate, the discreet use of wood gives it concentration, backbone, velvety elegance and a good future. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 30/50 fired barrique/stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2029
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,71 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,19 g/l
- Sulfite: 80 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Materico” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2022 (BIO)
Notes of dark fruits, chocolate, roasted spices, pepper and dried orange peel on the nose. Medium-bodied, structured and juicy with a lively fruity character and a round, polished mouthfeel. Warm, spicy finish with notes of dried herbs. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,93 g/l
- Total acidity: 4,95 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,41 g/l
- Sulfite: 79 mg/l
- pH value: 3,34
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑007
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“La Segreta” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2022
Ruby red colour with violet reflections. On the nose, typical varietal aromas of ripe plums, cocoa, wild fruits and a flawless spiciness with traces of white smoke. Full and broad on the palate, with beautiful juiciness, very soft, well-integrated tannins and a fruity, finely spiced finish. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: twist lock
- Total extract: 36,25 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,85 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,15 g/l
- Sulfite: 92 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Disueri” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2023
Pure Nero d'Avola, named after the Lago di Disueri, a lake in the province of Caltanissetta in the centre of Sicily. Deep, dark red in colour, with an intense aroma of dark fruit and a hint of eucalyptus. Powerful and round on the palate, smooth and long. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2029
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 30,21 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,78 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,72 g/l
- Sulfite: 81 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Regaleali Nero d’Avola DOC 2022
The classic among Sicilian red wines - lively and fresh like the sunny island it comes from. It has a bright ruby red colour in the glass and pampers the nose with a beautifully fruity, deep bouquet of blackberries and cherries. A distinct blackcurrant flavour and almost sweetish fruit on the tongue, followed by a powerful fruity body with silky tannins on the palate. A well-balanced Nero d'Avola that is a pleasure to drink. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months large oak barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 29,96 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,50 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,58 g/l
- Sulfite: 87 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Neré" Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOP 2022 (BIO)
Rich ruby-violet colour, very clear and intense bouquet with strong notes of dark fruit and a hint of violets. Juicy, fresh with lots of ripe berry fruit on the palate. Round, supple and dense with a fruity, savoury final, preferably served slightly chilled. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 30,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,15 g/l
- Sulfite: 87 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑007
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Rosé di Neré" Nero d’Avola Terre Siciliane IGT 2023
The Nero d'Avola grapes come from vines up to 30 years old in the Noto region. Animating, delicately fruity notes of peach, pineapple and raspberry. Round, full and wonderfully drinky on the palate, with beautiful, medium-ripe fruit, flavour and a cool, fresh and salty final. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: screw cap
- Total extract: 28,36 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,96 g/l
- Residual sugar: 3,77 g/l
- Sulfite: 90 mg/l
- pH value: 3,35
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Sedàra” Rosso Sicilia DOC 2021
Marvellous cuvée based on Nero d'Avola. Ruby red with lively garnet-coloured reflections. Intense aroma with hints of blackcurrant, tobacco, spices and mineral notes. The balanced flavour is characterised by red fruits and impresses on the palate with blackberry and sour cherry tones, final with a final of good length. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 90% Nero d'Avola, 10% Other
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 9 months cement basin
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,45 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,26 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,35 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Marsala Fine DOC rubino dolce
The fermentation of this fine Marsala is interrupted by the enrichment with brandy aged for at least 5 years in oak barrels. Intense ruby red. Very fruity bouquet of black cherry, pomegranate and plum. In the long, full taste sweet with present red fruit, cherry and again pomegranate. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months large oak barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 18,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 12‑14 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: twist lock
- Food recommendations
dark chocolate, mulberry jam - Total acidity: 5,17 g/l
- Residual sugar: 138,00 g/l
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Bianco di Morgante” Terre Siciliane IGT 2023
Bianco di Morgante is a pure Nero d'Avola. However, the typical Sicilian red grape was vinified without contact with the skins, resulting in this very successful and exceptionally finesse-rich white wine. Silky and brilliant, this experimental wine impresses with its balance, freshness and lightness. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
risotto with artichokes - Total extract: 21,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,87 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,25 g/l
- Sulfite: 97 mg/l
- pH value: 3,34
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Rosé di Morgante” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2023
Delicate salmon pink colour. Fragrant notes of citrus, rose petals and strawberries on the nose. On the palate, it has a lovely minerality, crisp tanginess and freshness. A good dose of acidity and its complexity make it a characterful and racy accompaniment to aromatic fish and vegetable dishes. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 14‑16 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 24,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,78 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 92 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Gazzerotta” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2022
Intensely bright red colour. Full fruit on the nose, notes of dried berries, beautiful spice, rounded off by fragrant violets, iodine and chestnut honey. Very round, warm, soft and spicy on the palate, well-proportioned tannins, juicy, with good length. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 24 months stainless steel/barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 30,38 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,05 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,41 g/l
- Sulfite: 86 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2022
Carmelo Morgante's spicy and dark Nero d'Avola opens with a burst of blood orange, crushed blackberries, balsamic herbs and violet blossom. It is silky smooth yet cool in flavour. Crisp wild berries and tangy citrus fruits form the contrast. A youthful tension unfolds on the palate, while tart cherries and cranberries mingle with sweet tannins. It reveals much more depth, concentration and balance than you would expect for this price.
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months used barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2029+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 34,50 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,66 g/l
- Residual sugar: < 1,00 g/l
- Sulfite: 53 mg/l
- pH value: 3,46
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Controdanza” Rosso Sicilia Noto DOC 2020
The country dance (controdanza) is a typical dance in which man and woman face each other and unite in graceful movements - depending on their gender, the dancers interpret the music in their own way. This wine is exactly the same: Nero d'Aola and Merlot - opposites attract and, with the right sensitivity, can harmonise and contrast wonderfully.
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Nero d'Avola, 15% Merlot
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 29,78 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,81 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,44 g/l
- Sulfite: 72 mg/l
- pH value: 3,37
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Plumbago” Nero d’Avola Sicilia Menfi DOC 2021
Plumbago is a pure Nero d'Avola: rich ruby-violet colour, powerful, slightly reductive bouquet with aromas of dark cherries, raspberries and a little rosemary. Supple, soft and almost light on the palate, beautiful blueberry flavours and well-dosed tannins. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,35 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,15 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,32 g/l
- Sulfite: 69 mg/l
- pH value: 3,43
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Bianco di Morgante” Terre Siciliane IGT 2024
Bianco di Morgante is a pure Nero d'Avola. However, the typical Sicilian red grape was vinified without contact with the skins, resulting in this very successful and exceptionally finesse-rich white wine. Silky and brilliant, this experimental wine impresses with its balance, freshness and lightness. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
risotto with artichokes - Total extract: 21,35 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,89 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,19 g/l
- Sulfite: 92 mg/l
- pH value: 3,36
- Allergens
contains sulphites - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 81 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 337 kJ
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“Rosé di Morgante” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2024
Delicate salmon pink colour. Fragrant notes of citrus, rose petals and strawberries on the nose. On the palate, it has a lovely minerality, crisp tanginess and freshness. A good dose of acidity and its complexity make it a characterful and racy accompaniment to aromatic fish and vegetable dishes. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 25,36 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,91 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,69 g/l
- Sulfite: 89 mg/l
- pH value: 3,47
- Allergens
contains sulphites - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 80 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 329 kJ
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“Sherazade” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2023
Sherazade - a beautiful protagonist from A Thousand and One Nights and a wonderful Nero d'Avola from the south-west of the island, which grows on clay soils. Concentrated ruby red colour, fruity, balsamic aroma with mineral tones, followed by a sweet hint of cocoa. Soft on the palate with memories of sour cherries and blackberries. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: stainless steel tank
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: plastic corks
- Total extract: 34,60 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,60 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,90 g/l
- Sulfite: 77 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Allergens
contains sulphites - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 82 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 340 kJ
- Carbohydrates: 4,9 g
- Of which sugar: 4,9 g
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“Lamuri” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2021
Ruby red colour, appealing, slightly reductive aroma of ripe blackberries and elderberries, quite dense on the palate, certain fruit sweetness, good harmony between juicy acidity and velvety tannins, elegant finish with traces of cassis. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months 20/80 new/used barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 30,25 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,91 g/l
- Sulfite: 91 mg/l
- pH value: 3,48
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Zisola” Rosso Sicilia Noto DOC 2022
Zisola, from the Mazzei family winery of the same name in Sicily, is an exceptionally good single-varietal Nero d'Avola. Elegant, bright ruby red in colour with a delicately brightening rim. Ripe wild berries and rose hips on the flattering fruity bouquet, slightly reminiscent of blood orange with a hint of cocoa. Juicy and clear on the palate with savoury red fruit, powerful and soft on the final. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 10 months 30/70 new/used barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
spicy fish soups, pasta dishes with meat sauce, red meat - Total extract: 30,05 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,81 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 89 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Rossojbleo” Rosso Terre Siciliane IGT 2022 (BIO)
A wonderful introduction to the world of Gulfi: precise flavours of red sour cherries, stone minerals and aromatic herbs. Fresh and juicy, with a delicate savoury note and a refreshing aftertaste on the long finish. A charming, almost weightless red wine with a convincing fruit component and a marvellous drinking flow. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero d'Avola
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 29,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,74 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 70 mg/l
- pH value: 3,36
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑014
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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The black one from Avola. Avola is a small town near the famous excavations of Syracuse, in the southeast of Sicily. Nero simply means black. Nero d'Avola is a very old autochthonous grape variety. First mentions as "Calaurisi", which refer to the same small town in the Sicilian dialect, already existed in the 17th century. Nevertheless, little is known about this demanding grape variety to this day. For decades it served mainly as a blending partner to enhance other Italian and also French red wines, to make them darker and more full-bodied. Only when autochthonous grape varieties became modern again, Nero d'Avola was filled again under his name - and blended with international varieties, which had previously been planted in large quantities in Sicily. The result was a wine that could be found in almost every supermarket for little money. But in rather sad mass-produced quality.
Only a few years ago, oenologists at the top Sicilian wineries recognized the potential that was slumbering there and began to make the black wine from Avola what it could have always been. To the showcase red wine of the island. Since then, there is hardly a well-known Sicilian winery that does not have an excellent Nero d'Avola in its assortment. The international success is downright uncanny, the awards in all guides and magazines prove it. And - with the Nero d'Avola, the renaissance of autochthonous grape varieties began.
To this day, no ancestry has been proven. The grape variety probably comes from Sicily, possibly also from Calabria, because some of the old synonyms have "Calabrese" as a component. However, there is also the opinion that this Calabrese is the Italian interpretation of the Sicilian dialect word "Calaurisi", which in turn means "the grape coming from Avola".
Nero d'Avola matures relatively late, but is extremely resistant to heat and drought. He loves the warmth. Therefore, it is usually kept low to have the grapes hanging close to the ground. Many vineyards are even planted in the old Albarello-Reberziehung (also Gobelet- or single stock-education), which can be cultivated only laboriously. Nero d'Avola produces deep dark, tannin-rich and full-bodied red wines, which nevertheless do not lack natural acidity and therefore always present themselves quite fresh, which one would hardly expect with such a dark wine from Sicily. The scent is balsamic and spicy, dark berry, often with a touch of cedar or leather. Juicy on the palate with hints of plums, elderberries and blackberries. High-quality Nero d'Avola also have several years of maturing potential. In short: an autochthonous Sicilian for lovers of powerful red wines.
With over 20,000 hectares of vineyards, Nero d'Avola is widespread in Sicily and is approved in several DOC and DOCG wines. With the renaissance of the variety, it was also cultivated more often in Calabria. Tendency rising. SUPERIORE.DE