Alessandro Viola, Note di Rosso, 2024

£29.90

Natural Sicilian red from Alcamo: Nero d’Avola, Perricone and Nerello Mascalese fermented with native yeasts and aged partly in large chestnut/oak, giving juicy dark fruit, spice and lift.

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At a glance

Producer: Alessandro Viola
Region: Sicily
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGT
Grape: Nero d'Avola Perricone Nerello Mascalese
Vintage: 2024
Country: Italy
Wine type: Red
Alcohol: 13.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: Medium
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

pasta alla Norma
grilled lamb with herbs
sarde a beccafico
pecorino stagionato

How to serve it

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

Why Cave selected it

Reliable, organically farmed Sicilian blend with savoury chestnut-aged character; vibrant fruit and spice make it versatile at the table and great value.

About the wine

Spontaneous fermentation with native yeast, unfiltered, unfined and no added sulphites. Aged in Chestnut. A spicy and savoury number and as with all of Alessandrio Viola's wines always spot on.

About Alessandro Viola

Holistic viticulture guru of Sicily, Alessandro Viola has 20 hectares of vineyards on the north western coast of Sicily. With an oenology and viticulture degree, he practices minimal intervention and organic methods in both the vineyards and cellar. The company philosophy is very simple: make wine using only grapes; this isn't due to purely ethical reasons but also in his realisation that pure wine is not only possible but that the result is better. He strives to maintain the natural balance in nature; relying on the natural fertility of the soil capable of renewal on the condition that the man does not disturb the balance. "In wine there is a perfect chemical balance, only nature can go that far, who We are we to do better than nature?"

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