Winery Di Giovanna - Helios Rosso

Winery Di GiovannaHelios Rosso

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Helios Rosso of Winery Di Giovanna is a red wine from the region of Sicile.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.

Taste structure of the Helios Rosso from the Winery Di Giovanna

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Helios Rosso of Winery Di Giovanna in the region of Sicile is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

Wine with earth taste

smoke, game

On the nose the Helios Rosso of Winery Di Giovanna in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vanilla or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Di Giovanna's Helios Rosso.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Helios Rosso - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Helios Rosso - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Helios Rosso - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Helios Rosso - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Helios Rosso - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Helios Rosso from Winery Di Giovanna are 2012, 2014, 2013, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Di Giovanna

The winery offers 39 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sicile
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The Winery Di Giovanna is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 30000 of of Italy wines
In the top 2000 of of Sicile wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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 Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

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The word of the wine: Retrieved from

Wine that has lost its aromatic potential after prolonged aeration.

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