Cantina Marilina 'Sikele' Nero d'Avola 2020

Cantina Marilina 'Sikele' Nero d'Avola 2020Many may recognize the label from their popular white wine. But like myself you may not have had the pleasure of trying this lively Nero dAvola from the winemaking team of sisters Marilina and Federica Patern of Cantina Marilina. Their father Angelo handed them the reins of the 60 hectare estate on a hill that was formerly known as Poggio dei Fossi in the southeastern Sicilian province of Siracusa, near the town of Pachino, where he thought the land

Vinification with wild yeasts

Aged in wooden tanks and bottled without fining

Dark berry fruit

but should also work well with tapas and any Mediterranean fare

the first in France to denote natural winemaking

Eleanor Robb

in order to preserve the authenticity of our cuvées

' are special because of a bewitching mixture of power and finesse

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also known as Greccheto Gentile

This is a perfect wine for this transitional pre-Autumn weather

There’s a peppery lift and solid grip that makes it the most full-bodied red of this month’s lineup