Duca Enrico Nero d'Avola IGP (3L)

Duca Enrico is a Nero d'Avola from Duca di Salaparuta, first made in 1984 and the premium label of the house. The grapes grow at the Tenuta Suor Marchesa di Butera in central-southern Sicily, in bush-trained vineyards at 200 to 300 metres on calcareous-siliceous soils. The bunches are strictly selected, fermented at 28 to 30°C and left on the skins for 8 to 10 days. The wine then spends 18 months in French oak barriques and a further 18 months in the cellar. The nose is floral, with cherry, spice, undergrowth, dark chocolate, leather and tobacco. The palate is deep and enveloping, with soft tannins and a harmonious, very persistent finish.