PRODUCER
VESCO
COUNTRY
ITALY
REGION
SICILY
GRAPE VARIETY
NERO D’AVOLA
VINTAGE
2019
VITICOLTURE
ORGANIC
TASTING NOTES
THICK BLACK CHERRIES, PLUM & LIQUORICE AT THE NOSE WITH HINTS OF COFFEE & BITTER CHOCOLATE, VERY CRUNCHY ON THE PALATE
CURIOSITY
THE DYNAMIC VESCO FAMILY TOOK OVER THE WINERY 1O YEARS AGO. SINCE TAKING OVER, THEY REVOLUTIONISED THE VITICULTURAL PRACTICES AND INVESTED HEAVILY IN CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE WINERY AND BOTTLING LINE. THEIR 100 HECTARES OF ORGANIC VINEYARDS ARE LOCATED HIGH UP IN THE HILLS ABOVE ALCAMO. THE WINES ARE ALL CERTIFIED ORGANIC & PLANTED ON A SOUTH-EAST FACING SLOPE ON SANDY SOILS 150/300M ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE CLIMATE IS CLEARLY SUITED FOR PRODUCING THE BEST QUALITY GRAPES. THE VINEYARDS IN 3 MAIN SITES: ALCAMO FOR CATARATTO & NERO D’AVOLA; MARSALA FOR GRILLO AND PANTELLERIA FOR ZIBIBBO. THE CLIMATE IS CHARACTERISED BY EXTREME CHANGES BETWEEN DAY & NIGHT. THE 15 YEAR OLD VINES GROWN IN PREDOMINANTLY SANDY SOIL.