Feudi del Pisciotto Versace Nero d'Avola

In the glass

Aroma: dark cherry, vanilla, spice, warm earth

Palate: dark fruit, smooth tannin, cedar, warm finish

The Versace-labelled Nero d'Avola from Feudi del Pisciotto is part of the estate's designer fashion-house label series; the wine is a full, smooth and polished Nero d'Avola of immediate approachability.

What it pairs with

• Pizza with grilled vegetables and mozzarella
  Smooth medium tannin and warm dark fruit work with a range of pizza toppings.
• Grilled beef burger with aged cheese
  Full body and vanilla notes from barriques complement a well-seasoned beef burger.
• Pasta al ragu
  An everyday full-bodied Sicilian red suited to classic pasta dishes.

History

Feudi del Pisciotto launched a series of label collaborations with Italian fashion houses including Versace, Missoni and Dolce and Gabbana. Each house designed a label for a varietal Sicilian wine. The Versace label is applied to the estate's principal Nero d'Avola.

1. 2006 — First Versace-labelled Nero d'Avola launched as part of the fashion collaboration series

Facts

Producer

Feudi del Pisciotto

Grapes

Nero d'Avola (100%)

Classification

Sicilia DOC

Oak

Aged in French barriques, 12 months

ABV

14.0%

Price

EUR 18-28 at retail

Drinking window

3-10 from vintage

First vintage

2006

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