Pianogrillo Otto/Otto Nero D’Avola 2019

Planted in 1991, this Nero d’Avola is grown on a combination of limestone and clay soils at 480m above sea level. Certified organic, the fruit was hand picked when ripe to capture optimum colour and structure. It was then destemmed, crushed and remained on skins for seven days with a gentle phenolic extraction seeing minimal punch downs just twice daily. The resulting wine was then transferred to old Sicilian chestnut oak where full malolactic fermentation occurred, followed by 2 years of maturation.