Settesoli Nero d’Avola
Settesoli Nero d’Avola is a red wine from a producer in Sicily, Italy. During the past 40 years Settesoli has promoted and spread the winemaking culture throughout the entire region of Sicily, creating a real wine district and employing, directly or indirectly, over the 70% of the 5’000 families residing nearby. This scale of involvement in the local community is unique and holds even greater importance considering that Settesoli works in complete harmony with the environment.
Region and/or Appellation: Sicily DOC
Grape Type: Nero d’Avola
ABV: 13%
Soil: Mineral-rich, dark soils with volcanic residues from Mount Etna
Weather conditions: Sicily’s Mediterranean location places it directly in the middle of the Mediterranean climate zone, which only covers two percent of the Earth’s surface and is also called the dry summer subtropical climate. The Mediterranean climate is characterised by moderate temperatures. 500-600mm average rain fall per year with more than half of this in the three months of October, November and December.
Wine Making / Ageing: The grapes for Settesoli Nero d’Avola are harvested and pressed to create the liquid for fermentation. The fermentation happens at temperatures between 18°C and 20°C to ensure consistency throughout. The wine is settled with cold stabilisation and filtration.
Tasting: Settesoli Nero d’Avola has a nose of winy, fruity, strongly reminiscent of blackberries. On the taste buds its dry, slightly acidic, rounded, warm and full-bodied
Food Pairing: For wine pairing with Chinese food consider pairing this with cantonese style pork dishes or north eastern china, barbecued lamb Settesoli Nero d’Avola pairs perfectly with Italian cold cuts. Salami, prosciutto, salsiccia, finocchiona, pancetta, capocollo, capaccio etc). It will also work with raw or rare meats, and grilled chicken.
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