Ciello, Rosso, 2025

£12.20

Unfiltered Nero d’Avola from the Alcamo hills in western Sicily: juicy black plum and red cherry with a touch of coffee and chocolate, fresh and easy to drink.

black plum
red cherry
coffee
chocolate

At a glance

Producer: Rallo
Region: Sicilia
Appellation: Sicilia DOP
Grape: Nero d'Avola
Country: Italy
Wine type: Red
Alcohol: 12.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: Medium
Tannin: Medium
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

grilled lamb chops
beef ragù pasta
pizza with nduja
aged pecorino

How to serve it

Serve: Cool room temperature (16–18°C)

Why Cave selected it

Great-value, naturally made Sicilian Nero d’Avola with real freshness and character; unfiltered, screwcapped, and consistently crowd-pleasing.

About the wine

The Ciello Rosso is classic Nero d’Avola with freshness and flavours of dark almost roasted fruits – think black cherries and red and dark plums. There’s some liquorice and then the finish hints at coffee and bitter chocolate. The Ciello Rosso it is not fined or filtered and can appear cloudy – please do not be alarmed, it’s still a stunner to enjoy!

About Rallo

The Ciello Winery was founded in Marsala in 1860 by Don Diego Rallo, although today the estate is run by the Vesco family who took over in 1996. There are 100 organic hectares in total, all of which are in the DOCG of Alcamo, while the cellars are situated in an impressive 19th century building on Marsala's seafront. The company produces perhaps the best-known DOC wines of the region from local indigenous grapes including Nero d'Avola and Catarratto

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