Contesa dei Venti 2022 Vittoria Doc Nero D’Avola Sicilia
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Contesa dei Venti
an elegant Nero D’Avola with an intruiging personality.
Production Area
South Eastern Sicily - Vittoria
In the lands of the Baroque
Between the Hyblaean mountains and the sea
In southeastern Sicily, in Vittoria, we chose a territory with excellent potential that includes the first and only DOCG in Sicily: Cerasuolo di Vittoria. In this area, the soils are of medium texture, tending to sandy with limestone tuffs. The winery, in the Dirillo River valley is surrounded by honey-colored rocks, which is perfectly integrated into the landscape.
The climate at Vittoria
The dialogue between the sea and the Hyblaean mountains
The climate at Vittoria is typically Mediterranean, with a warm temperate and quite windy even in summer. The vineyards benefit from cool “thermal breezes” with a great air temperature variation between the day and the night. The vineyards are arranged along the line of the valley in order to follow the direction of the winds, which blow from the Hyblaean plateau towards the sea by caressing the grapes.
The unusual reds
Pleasant and intriguing wines
At Vittoria, Donnafugata cultivates two native varieties: Nero d'Avola, king of the Sicilian red grape varieties, and Frappato, one of the oldest Sicilian varieties. The wines of this area are fragrant and floral, they have smooth tannins and are extremely pleasant. Unusual red wines, to be tried chilled, which are surprisingly quite versatile.
