Nero d’Avola is known as the king of Sicily’s indigenous grape varieties for good reason. This grape is renowned for being both easy drinking and age-worthy, intense but elegant and balanced,  aromatic and food-friendly. This pale ruby red wine from Sicilian winemaker Cantine Amato is all of this and more; offering blackberry and bright sour cherry tasting notes that balances fruit character and acidity with an earthy and complex finish. Some tannins provide structure but don’t overwhelm that red fruit flavour.

The organic Nero d’Avola was sourced from vineyards around Sicily’s Valle dello Jato and mechanically harvested. The grapes were soft pressed and underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. After fermentation, the wine was aged for at least six months followed by a further 3 months minimum of bottle age.