A ruby red wine bursting with fresh fruit and a note of spice.
This wine is ruby red in colour with purple hints. On the nose, there are aromas of violets, red cherries, plums and a hint of white pepper. On the palate, it is medium-bodied with soft tannins. There are intense red fruit characters and delicate notes of spices on the long finish.
Curatolo Arini, founded in 1875 by Vito Curatolo Arini, is run by the family's fifth generation, making it the oldest family-owned Marsala producer still in existence. Alberto Antonini is Curatolo Arini's consultant winemaker. His influence is evident in the wines, combining the richness that Sicily can easily provide with the freshness only someone with Alberto's experience can retain. Thanks to the favourable climate in Sicily, consistency in quality can also be assured from vintage to vintage.
The Nero d‘Avola grapes hail from vineyards in central Sicily, in the province of Caltanissetta. The vineyards here are planted 500 metres above sea level, where the combination of warm days and cool nights helps produce premium, fruit-driven red wines.
After destemming and a 12-day maceration on the skins, the grapes were gently pressed and fermented in temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks at 24°C for 15 days. 70% of the wine aged in stainless-steel tanks while the remaining 30% spent 10 months in 250-litre oak casks.
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