Mille e una notte Sicilia DOC - Donnafugata

Mille e una notte Sicilia DOC - DonnafugataWith the Donnafugata Mille e una Notte Sicilia, a first-class red wine finds its way into the glass. It displays a wonderfully dense, ruby-red color. When given some air by swirling, this red wine reveals great density and richness, which shows in pronounced church windows on the glass. On the nose, this Donnafugata red wine reveals all kinds of plums, blueberries, Morello cherries, black cherries, and blackberries. As if that were not impressive enough, maturation in large wooden casks adds notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate, and vanilla. Donnafugata Mille e una Notte Sicilia presents itself to the wine lover as wonderfully dry. This red wine never appears coarse or austere, as one might expect from a wine in the icon-wine segment. On the finish, this youthful red from the Sicilian winegrowing region delights with lovely length. Once again, hints of black cherry and plum appear. Vinification of Donnafugata Mille e una Notte Sicilia The basis for the powerful Mille e una Notte Sicilia from Sicily is grapes of the varieties Nero d'Avola, Petit Verdot, and Syrah. Mille e una Notte Sicilia is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, as this Italian breathes an exceptional European charm that clearly underscores the success of wines from the Old World. After hand-picking, the grapes are quickly brought to the winery. There, they are selected and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in large wooden vats at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by maturation for several months in French oak barrels. Food recommendation for Donnafugata Mille e una Notte Sicilia Ideally, enjoy this red wine from Italy at a temperature of 15 - 18°C as an accompaniment to duck breast with sugar snap peas, goose breast with ginger red cabbage and marjoram, or boiled veal topside with beans and tomatoes. Awards for Mille e una Notte Sicilia from Donnafugata In addition to a great price-pleasure ratio, this red wine from Donnafugata can also boast awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. Specifically, for the 2017 vintage these are Falstaff - 94 points James Suckling - 94 points