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One of the most famous Nero d’Avola wines of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Sicily. From the heart of the island, from gentle

hills cultivated with wheat and grapes as they have been for thousands of years, Regaleali

Nero d’Avola expresses all the style and class of the best-known European wineries. It was

the the first wine to exalt the expressive and timeless wealth of the noble Sicilian tradition.

Regaleali Nero d’Avola now has a completely new image which evidences its personality and

natural elegance.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Vine growing area: Regaleali Estate.

• Estate dimensions: 500 hectars.

• Geographical position: On the hills at 100 km south-east of Palermo at an altitude

between 450 and 700 meters above the sea level.

• Grapes: Nero d’Avola.

• Vines age: 10-20 years.

• Vines exposition: South East - South West.

• Soil: Sandy clays.

• Vines per Ha: 4,000.

• Harvest period: Late September early October.

• Yield per Ha: 8 t.

• Fermentation: Traditional in red in stainless steel tanks skins maceration 10 days at 26-

28°C.

• Malolactic fermentation: Totally developed.

• Refinement: In Slavonia oak vats of 30 and 60 hl for 6 months and in bottle for three

months before release.

• Alcohol content: 13.5% Vol.

• Appellation: Red - Sicilia I.G.T.

• Bottles produced: 750,000.

ORGANOLEPTIC DETAILS

• Colour: Bright, intense ruby red.

• Bouquet: Cherry, mulberry, sour black cherry, blueberry, vanilla, sage.

• Taste: Pleasantly velvety and well balanced tannins.

• After taste: Sweet like ripe fruit.