Valle dell’Acate, Il Moro

Region: Sicily
Varietal Blend: 100% Nero d’Avola
Vintage: 2005
Production Area: C.da Bidini-Acate (Rg) – Eastern Sicily;
Vineyards: Southeastern exposure at 600 ft above sea level.
Soil: Medium texture, tending to compact, with limy tufa
Year of planting: 2000.
Planting system: Low trained on wires system, spur pruned cordon
Vine density: 2.600 per acre
Harvest: Late September-early October
Bottles Produced: 70.000
Aging: 12/15 months in stainless steel and 9/12 months in the bottle.
Alcohol: 13.5% 

Tasting Notes: Bright scarlet ruby, just translucent. Intense ripe raspberry aromas are blended with tobacco, leather and just a touch of prunes. Rich and mouth filling with a firm structure. The fruit is dense, very ripe and concentrated with a hot tobacco bite that balances the rich sweetness of the fruit. The finish is long and dramatic mirroring the tobacco and raspberry of the aromas. The tannins are apparent, but well integrated.
Food Pairings: Meat dishes, roasts and braised. Mature cheese.