Alessandro Viola, Rose, 2025

£27.10

Certified-organic, direct-press Nero d’Avola rosato from Trapani. Native-yeast fermentation and 6 months in stainless steel; un-fined, unfiltered, 11.5% ABV.

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At a glance

Producer: Alessandro Viola
Region: Sicily
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGP
Grape: Nero d'Avola
Vintage: 2025
Country: Italy
Wine type: Rosé
Alcohol: 11.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — certified

Taste profile

Body: Light
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

grilled prawns with lemon
Sicilian caponata
tomato and basil salad
herb-roasted chicken

How to serve it

Serve: Cool (10–12°C)

Why Cave selected it

Bright, low-intervention Sicilian rosato from a trusted grower: certified-organic farming, minimal SO2, and brisk, refreshing drinkability.

About the wine

Grapes are from younger vines planted in clay and sandy soils. Spontaneous fermentation at uncontrolled temperature, with native yeasts in steel before ageing in steel tank for 6 months, no filtration. A vibrant pink colour full of tang and minerality ad oh so gluggable.

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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