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2004 CORBELLO NERO D'AVOLA
from Sicily
Grape
Varieties: |
Nero D'Avola 100% |
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| Background: |
The Curatolo family has been producing excellent Marsala and
creditable wine for over a century. Since the 1999 vintage, Albert Antonini has acted as a
consultant to the Curatolos and brought with him the modern winemaking skills that allow
the varieties to express their maximum potential. |
Vineyard
Location: |
Produced from selected grapes grown in two different vineyards,
one near Marsala and the other in central Sicily. The grapes from the former region,
normally an area regarded as being cool for Nero d'Avola, have given vibrancy and an
aromatic dimension to the wine, while the latter, a hotter, drier zone, provides the
color, weight and structure. |
| Winemaking: |
Antonini carefully chose the fruit and used both refrigeration and
inert gas to preserve and protect the flavors that had accumulated under the hot Sicillan
sun. Oak aged for 3 months. |
| Description: |
Deep colored. Ripe and peppery on the nose. Full and fleshy on the
palate. |
| Alcohol: |
13% |
Total Dry
Extract: |
32 g/l |
| Sugar Residual: |
3 g/l |
| Total Acidity (Tartaric) |
5.7 g/l |
| Ph |
3.3 |
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