1908 Nero Cappuccio 2015 - Cummo Vini
€22.37
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1908 as the year of birth of the founder of our company: Diego Cummo. This wine is made with Nero Cappuccio or Mantellato grapes, a mysterious vine that in recent decades was abandoned by Sicilian winemakers, so much so that it risked extinction. It is an ancient vine, perhaps the oldest in Sicily.
Vines used Nero Cappuccio Production areas Canicattì Classification Terre Siciliane IGT Soil type Medium mixture Training system Alberello, espalier, with an average yield of 50 / 60q.li / ha Harvest End of September Vinification technique Cryomaceration for 15 days at a controlled temperature scale , from 25 to 15 ° C. The grapes are pressed with a soft press and the juice collected in steel tanks for the sedimentation of residues and malolactic fermentation. Aging In steel for 6 months, in large barrels for 6 months, in French oak barriques for 1 year and a half with various batonnage to give the wine body and softness. Intense red Vanilla, ripe fruit, dried figs, toasted dried fruit, carob, leather Full-bodied, decisive, tannic, balanced, with nuances of almond Alcoholic content 14 %vol . Serving temperature 18 - 20 ° C to be left to oxygenate for about 30 minutes in a large decanter Pairing Red meats, game, aged cheeses
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Data sheet
Grape variety | Nerello Cappuccio |
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Format | 750 ml |
Alcoholic strength | 13.5% |
Region | Sicilia |
Name | Terre Siciliane |
Vintage | 2015 |
Disciplinary | I.G.T. |