U. Passimiento, Nero d’Avola, Baglio Gibellina

Description

U. Passimiento, Nero d’Avola, DOC, Baglio Gibellina is a an intense red fruit on the nose displaying lots of red berries. The palate is warm and full-bodied with harmonious acidity and smooth and elegant tannins.

Producer Profile

Baglio Gibellina vinyrad is  surrounded by the hills of Salemi and Santa Ninfa. in the charming Sicily

The old vines are planted between 300-600m above sea level. the soil is a mixture of clay and volcanic soils. the  vines are limited yields to ensure the production of stupendous wines with implausible food matching potential.

Viticulture

The vines are grown using the Guyot  the grapes yield per hectare are limited, to achieve concentration and complexity. The mindset of the product is not quantity but quality. This approach is used throughout the wine making process.

Winemaking

The harvest of the Frappato grapes is completed as soon it reaches maturation. in order to retain the freshness remains in the must which is fermented in small steel tanks. The Nero d’Avola grapes are left on the vines for a light withering and for natural dehydration to occur. They are late harvested and with extreme care placed in wooden cases. After a soft pressing the musts are fermented at a controlled temperature. The natural sweetness of the wines is achieved by cut short the fermentation by reducing the temperature to a point the  fermentation unable to continue. The wine is subsequently matured in steel tanks.

U. Passimiento, Nero d’Avola, DOC, Baglio Gibellina, has not been oaked, the natural characteristics of the grapes and soil are very expressive

Tasting Note

this wine lively  intense red fruit on the nose packed with  red berries aromas. The palate is warm and full-bodied with harmonious acidity and smooth and elegant tannins. delicious dry sweetness after taste.

Food Matching

This wine goes very pasta dishes, roasted poultry and vegetable and mild cheeses.