Grapes: Nero D’Avola (50%) and Perricone (50%)
Production area: Marsala Territory
Growing system: Espalier with Guyot pruning
Harvest time: September
Wine making: In steel tanks at controlled temperature (20/22°C) with a must maceration on skins at least for 14/15 days
Colour: Intense ruby red with violet highlights
Smell: Wide olfactory spectrum, with clear plums hints, morello and black cherries followed by spicy aromas of black pepper, cinnamon and vanilla
Taste: Wide, harmonious, soft; it shows an elegant and polite tannin, with a very intense and great aromatic final persistence
Alcoholic strength: 13,50% vol.
Wood refining: At least 3 months in barrique
Maturing in bottles: At least 3 months
Serving suggestions: To taste with grilled and roasted white or red meat, braised poultry but also cold cuts and half seasoned cheese produced in Sicily