Nero d'Avola Baglio di Pianetto 2023

The Nero d'Avola from Baglio di Pianetto is a Sicilian wine produced with the most famous and widespread native red grape of the Island. The delicate vinification and aging exclusively in steel highlight the desire to emphasize elegance, freshness, and the fruity fragrance of the grape aromas. It is a wine to be enjoyed young, appreciated for its harmony and balance.

The Nero d'Avola is produced at the Baglio di Pianetto estate, located in Contrada Barone, in the heart of Val di Noto, the true historical cradle of this ancient Sicilian grape. It is a vineyard of about 5 hectares with vines trained to a spurred cordon, set in a warm and dry climate on poor, calcareous-clay soils, which naturally help keep yields low, limited by pruning to a few buds. After manual harvesting and selecting the best bunches, the grapes are destemmed and gently pressed. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature, with skin maceration, accompanied by pump-overs and rackings. The wine ages in steel tanks for 14 months and then for 3 months in bottle.

The Baglio di Pianetto Nero d'Avola is a young and simple version of this classic and identity-defining Sicilian wine. A label that is appreciated for its immediacy and its typically varietal character. In the glass, it presents a rather intense purple-red color. The bouquet is fragrant with aromas of ripe cherry, sour cherry, plum, red fruit, and hints of herbal notes. On the palate, it has a good structure, with a rich and satisfying fruit core, fine tannins, and a balanced finish that closes on pleasantly fresh and Mediterranean notes reminiscent of summer.