Winery: Gulfi
Region: Sicilia (Sicily)
Locale: Chiaramonte Gulfi (Sicilia) Italy
Appellation: Sicilia
Designation: IGT

 Site: VIGNA MACCARI extends for about three hectares in the area of the same name at 30 meters above sea level in the Val di Noto (Syracuse) in the renown region of Pachino located at the southeastern-most tip of Sicily. The soil is calcareous and clayish in this temperate-hot Mediterranean climate. Planting density is 7,000 vines per hectare grown ad alberello. The thirty year-old vines yield no more than 50 quintals per hectare.

Grapes: “Calavirisi” (Nero d'Avola) cultivated 100% by alberello (7000 vines per hectare).

Fermentation and Aging: The grapes are harvested in the second half of September and vinified into red with a long maceration with the skins. After the malolactic fermentation, the wine is decanted into small 225 liter barrels where it is left to age for 18 months. In addition, it is aged in bottles for several months

Notes: Ruby red with intense, deep violet reflections. Aroma is ethereal and intense - characteristic of red fruit and vanilla. This wine is elegant and harmonious with a lingering finish.

Vintage: 2008