Planeta, 2009 Plumbago Nero d'Avola.

Grapes: 100% Nero D'Avola.

Vinification Note: After destemming and soft crushing, the grapes are fermented in stainless steel for 14 days at 25 degrees with shuffling repeated until the end of the period. At the end of racking, the grapes are soft pressed, and fermented in steel. In January the wine is moved into 3rd and 4th passage barrels for 8 months, and then aged for 6 months in the bottle.

Tasting Note: Abundance of red fruits like plum aromas, ripe blackberry typical of western Sicily Nero d’Avola blended with scents of cocoa, and almost Sacher cake. Soft tannins and roundness characterize the wine.

Tre Bicchieri 2012 (3 glasses) winner, Gambero Rosso.