Wines made from Nero d'Avola grapes of Salaputra
Discover the best wines made with Nero d'Avola as a single variety or as a blend of Salaputra.
Full-bodied, warm reds with deep colour and generous alcohol, with aromas of blackberry, black cherry jam, plum, liquorice, chocolate and Mediterranean spice. Ripe tannins and a broad, sunny finish. The star of Sicily (Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC, Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG blended with Frappato, Eloro DOC). Native Sicilian variety, also called Calabrese, the most planted on the island.
Confidential Sicilian DOC (Trapani, Belìce valley, 90-600 m, 900 ha, created 2006), mineral-rich clay-loam soils from limestone rock. Nero d'Avola: fleshy and sunny red with black cherry, blackberry, plum, sweet spices, liquorice and balsamic-Mediterranean note, round tannins and vibrant fruit. Catarratto, Grillo and Inzolia as vivid whites. Chardonnay, Syrah and Merlot as complement.