- A blend of 60% Nero d’Avola with 40% Frappato from 10 to 25 year old vines
- Spontaneous fermentation occurs in steel tanks with indigenous yeasts
- Maceration for Frappato lasts 5 days and Nero d’Avola lasts up to 12 days
- Aged for one year in barrel and 500 liter tonneaux, which are in service for seven years
- 14% new wood
- The wine is also left to rest in bottle before release
- 1981 was the first year of production
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Italy
Region:
Sicily
Appellation:
Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Variety:
Blend - Cerasuolo DOC
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Certified Organic - USDA/NOPÿ
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-VDA-03-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
Wine and Spirits
Score
93
Date
2024-08-29
"Valle dell™Acate™s red wines always stand out in a blind tasting for their explosive aromas of wildflowers and brushy herbs, so evocative of southern Sicily™s windswept Vittoria countryside. This wine is no exception, exuding scents of freshly cut grass, tobacco leaf and menthol that meld with flavors of juicy strawberry and raspberry. Savory tones emerge as the wine opens in the glass, complementing those herb-tinged red fruit flavors."
Wine Enthusiast
Score
93
Date
2024-04-29
"Aÿwarm earthiness forms the foundation of the nose, while aromas of rose petal, cherry and strawberry gust past. Earthy floral elements persist on the palate, for a delicate yet nuanced wine that finishes with black pepper crackling around dusty tannins. ‡D.C."
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2022-08-20
VinePair
Score
91
Date
2021-02-03
Wine Enthusiast
Score
90
Date
2021-03-01
James Suckling
Score
90
Date
2023-08-03