Cantine Milazzo Nero d'Avola

In the glass

Aroma: dark cherry, plum, dried herbs, light spice

Palate: cherry-plum, medium tannin, light herbs, clean finish

Cantine Milazzo's Sicilia DOC Nero d'Avola from Tyrrhenian-influenced north-east Sicily: accessible, dark-fruited and an everyday ambassador for this native grape at a coastal terroir.

What it pairs with

• Pasta con salsiccia e pomodoro
  The wine's dark-fruit density and medium body pair well with tomato-and-sausage pasta.
• Grilled tuna spiedini
  In the Messina area, tuna is grilled with Sicilian spices; the wine's dark fruit matches the meaty fish.
• Sicilian pizza with Caciocavallo
  Accessible everyday pairing for the local cheese-topped pizza.

History

Cantine Milazzo produces a Sicilia DOC Nero d'Avola as the accessible everyday wine alongside the rarer Mamertino DOC expressions. The Milazzo area's proximity to the Tyrrhenian Sea creates a cooler north-east Sicilian terroir for Nero d'Avola compared to the hotter south and centre of the island.

1. 2008 — First Milazzo Nero d'Avola vintage

Facts

Producer

Cantine Milazzo

Grapes

Nero d'Avola

Classification

Sicilia DOC

Oak

10 months in large oak botti

ABV

13.5%

Price

€12-20 at retail

Drinking window

2-8 from vintage

First vintage

2008

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