Wines made from Nero d'Avola grapes of Salemi
Discover the best wines made with Nero d'Avola as a single variety or as a blend of Salemi.
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.
Elite typology of Cirò DOC (historic zone of Cirò and Cirò Marina, Classico >=12. 5% abv, Superiore >=13. 5% abv, aging >=2 years including oak): Gaglioppo (>=95%) in a concentrated, structured red with intense candied cherry, tobacco, leather, liquorice, spices and complex tertiary notes, powerful tannins softened by aging, decade-long cellaring potential. The noblest and most complex of all Cirò.