Donnafugata "Mille e una Notte" Sicilia DOC 2021
(Sicily, Italy)

About the Wine:
DIALOGUE WITH ART: The palace shown on the label is the one where Queen Maria Carolina took refuge fleeing from Naples and was the favorite house of the writer Tomasi di Lampedusa in Santa Margherita Belice. Gabriella Anca Rallo – founder of Donnafugata, with her husband Giacomo – captures the image and embeds it into the sky from Arabian Nights, full of stars and full of promise. A tribute to the passionate masterpiece of oriental literature, capable of telling a thousand and one stories.

Vineyard Notes:
Production Zone: South-western Sicily, Contessa Entellina Estate and nearby areas.
Soils & Climate: Altitude from 200 to 400 meters a.s.l. (656-1,312 ft); hilly orography; clay loam soils with a sub-alkaline reaction (pH 7.5 to 7.9) rich in nutritive elements (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc) and total limestone from 20 to 35%. Mild winters with little rainfall. Warm, dry, ventilated summers. Substantial differences between day and night-time temperatures.
Vineyard: VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) training with spurred cordon pruning g, leaving 6 to 8 buds per plant. Planting density of 4,500 to 6,000 plants per hectare (1,800-2,400 an acre) and yields of about 4-5 tons per hectare (1.6-2 tons an acre).

Winemaking Notes:
The aging took place for 12 months in new French oak barriques.
The barriques used were selected from the best tonnellerie, with fine and extra-fine grain and a medium-toasting level. The wine was then aged for nearly 2 years in bottle.

Tasting Notes:
Intense ruby red in colour, Mille e Una Notte 2021   presents a broad bouquet characterized by fruity notes of black mulberries and plum, spicy notes of black pepper and liquorice; it stands out for the delicate hints of mint, and nuances ofcocoa buns. In the mouth it is deep and with velvety tannins; It closes with gustatory persistence.

Technical Info:
Denomination: Sicilia DOC Rosso
Grapes: Nero d'Avola, Petit Verdot, Syrah
Alcohol: 14% vol.
Total Acidity: 5.2 g/l.
pH: 3.66

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