Winery Affreschi - Nero d'Avola

Winery AffreschiNero d'Avola

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Nero d'Avola of Winery Affreschi is a red wine from the region of Sicile.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.

Taste structure of the Nero d'Avola from the Winery Affreschi

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Nero d'Avola of Winery Affreschi in the region of Sicile is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Nero d'Avola of Winery Affreschi in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Affreschi's Nero d'Avola.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Nero d'Avola

Most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very well known. It should be noted that a certain number of Italian grape varieties bear the synonym or name "calabrese", whether or not followed by an epithet, and care should be taken not to confuse them. Calabrese is also known in the United States, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta. In France, it is virtually absent from the vineyard, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Nero d'Avola - 2018
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Nero d'Avola - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Nero d'Avola - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Nero d'Avola - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Nero d'Avola - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Nero d'Avola - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Nero d'Avola from Winery Affreschi are 2018, 2015, 2011, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Affreschi

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sicile

The Winery Affreschi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 35000 of of Italy wines
In the top 2500 of of Sicile wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sicile

Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).

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The word of the wine: Chaptalization

The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.

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