Nero d'Avola

Nero d'Avola

Nero d'Avola is an ancient native Sicilian grape variety that expresses the warm, beating, Mediterranean heart of the island. Today, it is one of the most famous and widely grown red grapes in the region, contributing to the success of Sicilian wines worldwide. Mainly used on its own, but also in combination with other international and local grapes, it produces a full-bodied red wine with a high alcohol content, a deep and intense colour, suitable for ageing in wood to soften its powerful and vigorous nature. Depending on the producer's style, method and area of production, it has given rise to different versions: from the more traditional ones, which come from the alberello-trained vines of the Noto and Pachino area, to the more modern, soft and barricaded ones, which have favoured the spread of the variety also outside of Italy.

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Nero d'Avola Morgante 2022
3/4
Vitae AIS
90/100
James Suckling
89/100
Veronelli
Morgante
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
11,90 
11,90 
Nero d'Avola 'Sherazade' Donnafugata 2023
Donnafugata
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
12,50 
12,50 
Last One Left!
Nero d'Avola Cantine Fina 2023
90/100
James Suckling
Cantine Fina
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
10,00 
10,00 
Only 6 left!
Nero d'Avola Cusumano 2023
90/100
James Suckling
88/100
Robert Parker
Cusumano
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
8,50 
8,50 
Last One Left!
La Bella Sedara' Donnafugata 2022
92/100
Robert Parker
Donnafugata
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
10,50 
10,50 
Last One Left!
'Mille e una Notte - Special Edition' Donnafugata 2021
93/100
Veronelli
4/4
Vitae AIS
5/5
Bibenda
Donnafugata
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
64,00 
64,00 
Only 4 left!
Nero d'Avola 'Lagnusa' Feudo Montoni 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Feudo Montoni
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
16,50 
16,50 
Nero d'Avola Riserva 'Don Antonio' Morgante 2021
5/5
Bibenda
91/100
Veronelli
Morgante
2021 | 75 cl / 15% | Sicilia (Italy)
28,60 
28,60 
Last One Left!
Neromaccarj Gulfi 2019
92/100
Robert Parker
4/5
Bibenda
92/100
Veronelli
Gulfi
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
35,00 
35,00 
Only 2 left!
Nero d'Avola 'Passo delle Mule' Duca di Salaparuta 2022
87/100
Veronelli
90/100
James Suckling
4/5
Bibenda
Duca di Salaparuta
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
14,00 
14,00 
Nero d'Avola 'Lu Cori' Cantine Barbera 2023
Cantine Barbera
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
13,60 
13,60 
Nero d'Avola 'Materico' Pellegrino 2022
Pellegrino
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
8,80 
8,80 
Last One Left!
Nero d'Avola 'Harmonium' Firriato 2020
92/100
James Suckling
5/5
Bibenda
87/100
Veronelli
Firriato
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
29,90 
29,90 
Only 5 left!
'Passivento' Rosso Barone Montalto 2022
Barone Montalto
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
13,20 
13,20 
Nero d'Avola 'Plumbago' Planeta 2022
94/100
James Suckling
Planeta
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
13,00 
13,00 
Only 2 left!
Maria Costanza' Rosso Milazzo 2019
Milazzo
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
30,80 
30,80 
Red Zisola - Mazzei 2022
88/100
Veronelli
Zisola - Mazzei
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
14,00 
14,00 
Only 5 left!
Nerojbleo Gulfi 2022
Gulfi
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
19,00 
19,00 
Only 6 left!
Rosso 'Modus Bibendi' Elios 2021
Elios
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
19,50 
19,50 
Nero d'Avola 'Sherazade' Donnafugata 2023 - 37.5cl
Donnafugata
2023 | / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
7,90 
7,90 
Only 6 left!
Nero d'Avola Baglio di Pianetto 2022
89/100
James Suckling
Baglio di Pianetto
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
13,10 €11,80 
11,80 
Nero d'Avola 'Vrucara' Feudo Montoni 2019
5/5
Bibenda
94/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Feudo Montoni
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
43,40 
43,40 
Last One Left!
Nerobufaleffj Gulfi 2019
94/100
James Suckling
93/100
Veronelli
4/4
Vitae AIS
Gulfi
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
41,50 
41,50 
Only 2 left!
Nero d'Avola 'Lu Patri' Baglio del Cristo di Campobello 2021
87/100
Veronelli
91/100
James Suckling
5/5
Bibenda
Baglio del Cristo di Campobello
2021 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
26,00 
26,00 
Nero d'Avola 'Duca Enrico' Duca di Salaparuta 2021
94/100
Robert Parker
5/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Duca di Salaparuta
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
70,00 
70,00 
Only 4 left!
Nerè' Feudo Maccari 2022
88/100
Veronelli
Feudo Maccari
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
12,90 
12,90 
Nero d'Avola 'Sugnu Ianò' Beniamino Fede 2022
Beniamino Fede
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
21,00 
21,00 
Nero d'Avola 'Il Manto' Rallo 2023
Rallo
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Sicilia (Italy)
11,90 
11,90 
Only 4 left!
Nero d'Avola 'Il Manto' Rallo 2022
Rallo
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Sicilia (Italy)
11,00 
11,00 
'Scarpetta' L'Acino 2020
L'Acino
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Calabria (Italy)
17,90 €16,10 
16,10 
Only 2 left!
Turi Rosso Salvatore Marino 2023
Salvatore Marino
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
24,50 
24,50 
Only 6 left!
Nero d'Avola 'Salgemma' Sergio Genuardi 2022
Genuardi Sergio
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
34,00 
34,00 
Nero d'Avola 'Acini di Nero' Possente 2022
Possente
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
21,50 
21,50 
Nero d'Avola Feudi del Pisciotto 2024
Feudi del Pisciotto
2024 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
11,50 
11,50 
Only 5 left!
Rossojbleo' Gulfi 2023
Gulfi
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
13,50 
13,50 
Nero d'Avola Duca di Salaparuta 2023
Duca di Salaparuta
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
9,50 
9,50 
Nero d'Avola 'Bellifolli' Valle dell'Acate 2022
91/100
James Suckling
Valle dell'Acate
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
9,10 
9,10 
Nero d'Avola 'Lamuri' Tenuta Regaleali - Tasca d'Almerita 2022
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
89/100
Robert Parker
Tasca d'Almerita
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
14,50 
14,50 
Nero d'Avola Vittoria 'Contesa dei Venti' Donnafugata 2022
92/100
Robert Parker
87/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Donnafugata
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
17,00 
17,00 
Nero d'Avola Tenuta Sallier de la Tour - Tasca d'Almerita 2022
Tasca d'Almerita
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
9,20 €8,30 
8,30 
'Funnari' Mimmo Paone 2019
89/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Paone Mimmo
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
11,00 €9,90 
9,90 
Nero d'Avola '16 Filari' Case Alte 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Case Alte
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
17,00 
17,00 
Nero d'Avola 'Nero di Lupo' Cos 2023
Cos
2023 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
18,50 €16,70 
16,70 
Santa Cecilia Planeta 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
89/100
Veronelli
Planeta
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
24,90 
24,90 
Nero d'Avola 'Siccagno' Arianna Occhipinti 2022
91/100
Robert Parker
Occhipinti Arianna
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
31,50 
31,50 
Nero d'Avola 'Amira' Feudo Principi di Butera 2022
Feudo Principi di Butera
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
12,00 
12,00 
Nero d'Avola 'Chiaramonte' Firriato 2022
Firriato
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
10,70 
10,70 
Nerobaronj Gulfi 2019
4/5
Bibenda
90/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
Gulfi
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
26,00 
26,00 

The Long History of Nero di Avola

The origins of Nero di Avola are uncertain; the most credible hypothesis is that it was imported by the Greeks into the Syracuse area between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The various synonyms by which it was known in ancient times have further confused its origins. The name 'Calabrese', by which it was typically known in the 19th century, would suggest that it came from the southern Italian region. The terms used to identify it included Calabrese Nero and Calabrese Dolce. However, there is no trace of its presence in Calabria and it has been established that the term Calabrese derived from an Italianisation of the Sicilian dialect form Calaulisi, which translates as 'grape' (Cala) from 'Avola' (Aulisi). This shows that this Syracuse centre was its stronghold and that from there it spread first to Noto and Pachino and then throughout Sicily.

For many centuries it was considered a blending wine because its full-bodied, warm structure and intense colour could reinforce light, colourless reds. Thus for decades Nero d'Avola wine was considered of little value and was sold in large quantities by sea to France, where it was called le vin médecine. It has recently come back to prominence and it is thanks to the enhancement of native vines that it has been able to change its identity: from a blend grape it has established itself as a great pure red wine, reaching excellent qualitative heights and carving out a place for itself among the best Italian reds. Among the most important and valuable labels are the "Mille e una Notte" of Donnafugata, the Harmonium of Firriato, some expressions of Planeta and Tasca d'Almerita and the Nero d'Avola Gulfi, a Sicilian juice of great elegance and structure.



The Different Expressions of the Island and their Pairings

Nero d'Avola is one of the most cultivated and best-known grape varieties in Sicily. It originated in the south-eastern part of the island and then spread like wildfire across the whole island. In the Syracuse area, which is the most suitable, it gives rise to Nero d'Avola DOC and is traditionally and mainly grown using the alberello training system, an ancient system that allows it to protect itself from the scorching Mediterranean sun. The area's climate is dry and ventilated by the pleasant breezes that blow in from the sea, allowing the grapes to ripen perfectly. It is a grape with a good yield that prefers poor, sandy soils, thus limiting its production and concentrating its taste and aromas. The high sugar content in the grape allows it to develop a good alcohol content. The rest of Sicily is home to Nero d'Avola IGT, a more modern and concentrated version, sometimes in a blend or alone, but still capable of conveying the warmth and beauty of the extraordinary Sicilian land.

The younger versions are matured in steel only to maintain all the distinctive features of the type. The result is a red wine with an intense ruby red colour, adorned with violet tones, which presents juicy, fruity aromas of plums and blackberries with small hints of spices and Mediterranean bush and a rich, fresh, fragrant flavour. With ageing in wood, in barrels or barriques, the colour becomes more consistent and darker, turning towards garnet and the aroma becomes broader and more intense, acquiring roasted notes of coffee and tobacco, and aromas of liquorice, menthol, carob and leather. The flavour becomes warmer and more robust, with softer, sweeter tannins and longer ageing potential. The more fragrant versions go well with local red and white meat dishes or traditional Sicilian cheeses and cold cuts, as well as structured fish dishes. The softer, full-bodied expressions go perfectly with braised meats, grilled red meats, mature cheeses and game.

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