Description
Menfi Nero d’Avola Lu Cori 2019 Barbera
Variety: Nero d’Avola 100%
Certified organic
The nose has aromas of ripe red fruit, in particular cherries, pomegranate and grapes. Aromatic herbs, Mediterranean scrub and spices follow.
On the palate it has matter and structure. Form and substance manifest themselves with a pleasant presence. For the hardness we can observe the remarkable minerality and a good texture of tannins. As for the shape it has consistency, and does not slip unnoticed down the throat. Aromas of brine and ripe fruit arrive. and spices.
The persistence is also good, for a Sicilian wine, with truly pronounced rural and sincere features.
Menfi Nero d’Avola Lu Cori 2019 Barbera
The grapes come from the vineyard closest to the sea, in the Torrenova district of Menfi in the province of Agrigento.
The soil is clayey and calcareous.
In the Barbera cellars the harvest takes place during the night and early in the day in the first half of September.
Perform a cold maceration, keeping the mass between 10 and 12 C ° for 24-36 hours. After increasing the temperature, it ferments in stainless steel containers with indigenous yeasts for about 6 days.
After racking it carries out the malolactic transformation and refines in stainless steel containers for about three months.
