Sherazade

The red you don't expect, ideal for the aperitivo

Contessa Entellina

Sherazade

Vintage 2023

A bright ruby red color with violet reflections, Sherazade 2023 presents a fruity bouquet with hints of rasperry and cherry, flanked by delicate spicy and balsamic notes.

On the palate the fruity notes return smoothly, a red of great softness and excellent freshness. The caressing tannin completes this fragrant and pleasant wine.

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Red wine

Contessa Entellina

Denomination

Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

Variety

Nero d’Avola

Production Area

Contessa Entellina estate and neighboring territories, South Western Sicily

Refinement

About 4 months in tanks and then for at least 8 months in the bottle.

At the table

We suggest it with fish soup, pizza or classic tomato spaghetti.
Serve it in go- blets of medium size; uncork at time of serving; excellent at 15-16°C (59-61°F).

Analytical data

Alcohol 13.5% volTotal acidity: 5.5pH: 3.45

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At Contessa Entellina, where Donnafugata comes from

In the settings of the Gattopardo

In the heart of western Sicily - among the hills of Contessa Entellina, between 200 and 500 m a.s.l. - lie the vineyards Donnafugata comes from. The climate is Mediterranean, with rain concentrated during the autumn and winter months, dry and breezy summers, with a great range of air temperature variations between day and night. The soils are predominantly medium-clayey, but vary according to the peculiarities of the individual districts.

Sustainability at the service of quality

Sustainable management of agricultural activities

For over 30 years we have been pursuing environmental sustainability with a system of good practices: we do not use herbicides and chemical fertilizers and we minimize the use of pesticides. At the Contessa Entellina estate, we installed two photovoltaic systems in 2002 and 2008, in order to produce clean energy and reduce our emissions.

The study of native varieties

Biodiversity, an expression of an authentic Sicily

Since 2009, we have been committed to the protection and enhancement of Sicilian wine biodiversity thanks to an experimental vineyard with 19 native varieties including some heritage varieties, which have almost completely disappeared.

Sherazade

Sherazade, a symbolic female character and protagonist of the “One Thousand and One Nights”, with a voice that is pulpy with fruit, wrapped in drapes of spices, also tells you the tales of the masterpiece of oriental literature. Sherazade, an intensely Mediterranean label, in complete Donnafugata style, offers itself up for an unforgettable taste.

Pasta with tuna and caper leaves

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Stuffed calamari

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Arancini al sugo (Rice croquettes with stuffing and sauce)

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Veal with Tuna sauce (vitello tonnato)

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Summertime turkey scaloppine

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The other vintages.

Sherazade 2022 Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

With bright ruby red color with violet reflections, Sherazade 2022 presents a fruity bouquet with hints of plum and cherry flanked by delicate spicy and notes and balsamic hints. On...

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Sherazade 2021 Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

Sherazade 2021, with bright ruby red color with violet reflections, presents a fruity bouquet with hints of plum and cherry flanked by delicate spicy hints (black pepper) and floral notes...

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Sherazade 2020 Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

Sherazade 2020, with bright ruby red color with violet reflections, presents a fruity bouquet with hints of plum and cherry flanked by delicate spicy notes (black pepper) and balsamic hints. On...

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Sherazade 2019 Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

Sherazade 2019 has a brilliant ruby red color with violet reflections. The nose offers a pleasantly fruity bouquet with fragrant notes of red plum and cherry, combined with light spicy...

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Sherazade 2018 Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

Sherazade 2018 has a brilliant ruby red color with violet reflections. The nose offers a pleasantly fruity bouquet with fragrant notes of red plum and sour cherry, combined with light...

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Sherazade 2017 Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

Sherazade 2017 has a brilliant ruby red color with violet reflections. The nose offers a pleasantly fruity bouquet with fragrant notes of red plum and cherry, combined with light spicy...

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Sherazade 2016 Sicilia Doc Nero d’Avola

Sherazade 2016 has a brilliant ruby red color with violet reflections. The nose offers a pleasantly fruity bouquet with fragrant notes of cherry and red plum, combined with light spicy...

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