Nero d’Avola 2020
Nero d’Avola works beautifully in our warm Heathcote climate. Grown extensively in Sicily, Italy, named for the city of Avola, this versatile variety is known for distinctive rustic tannin structure and great aging potential. Our Nero D’Avola is crafted as a youthful, vibrant, medium-bodied style.
VINEYARD
Hand picked form our Tellurian vineyard growing in Cambrian soils formed over 500 million-years. Deep, rich, decomposed greenstone rock and limestone with soil depths up to 2m allow roots to reach deep, while relatively low fertility controls vigour and yield.
WINEMAKING
Our approach with Nero D’Avola is very gentle in the winery to allow expression of tannins without getting too tannic. Hand picked grapes de-stemmed and fermented cool in open fermenters with 20 days on skins. Hand plunged or pneumatic plunged 1-2 times per day. Wine pressed and matured in seasoned French oak barrels for 8 months prior to filtration and bottling.
