Cortese Nostru Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC No added Sulphur 2021

Our NSA Nostru Nero d’Avola is really something quite different. It has a unique mouth-feel, it is soft and well-rounded, with the purest of black fruits flavours coming through.

The grapes are 100% Nero d’Avola from Azienda Agricola Cortese, our organic estate in Vittoria, south eastern Sicily.

The grapes are very carefully selected by hand in the middle of September, brought to the winery in small containers and processed immediately.

The prime aim when producing a NSA wine is to keep everything in the winery meticulously clean in order to avoid any possible microbiological growth, except for yeast for the primary fermentation and bacteria for the malolactic fermentation. Fermentation is done in the usual way and we do the pumping over in the early stages of the process. After fermentation, we keen the wine in contact with the skins for 3-4 days, doing some pumping over in order to keep the cap wet. The wine is racked and then stored, with meticulous care not to allow any contact with oxygen.

3 months on fine lees

Perfect to be served with Mediterranean dishes, roasts of red meat, game, mushrooms and tasty cheeses.