In the glass
Aroma: black cherry, carob, spice, warm earth
Palate: dark fruit, licorice, full body, warm finish
Maggio Vini's Nero d'Avola from the ultra-sun-drenched Maccari-Noto area offers one of the island's richest and warmest expressions of the variety: full-bodied, carob-dark-fruited with licorice depth.
What it pairs with
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Barbecued pork spare ribs
The warmth and full body of Noto Nero d'Avola are made for slow-cooked, richly caramelised pork. -
Braised oxtail
Dense dark fruit and medium tannin support gelatinous braised cuts. -
Dark chocolate brownies
Carob and dark-chocolate flavour in the wine echoes sweet dark chocolate.
History
Maggio Vini produce Noto DOC Nero d'Avola from the Maccari contrada near Syracuse, one of the hottest wine zones in Italy. The estate focus on native Sicilian grapes in one of the variety's heartland areas.
- 2002 — First Maggio Vini Noto DOC Nero d'Avola bottled from Maccari
Facts
- Producer
- Maggio Vini
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola (100%)
- Classification
- Noto DOC
- Oak
- Aged in large oak casks, 12 months
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 14-20 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2002