Features
Name:
Dolce & Gabbana Rosa 2024 Donnafugata
Cellar
Donnafugata was born from the commitment and foresight of a family that, with passion, has been able to innovate the style and perception of Sicilian wine in the world.
Giacomo Rallo, the fourth generation of a family with more than 160 years of experience in quality wine, founded Donnafugata in 1983 together with his wife Gabriella, a pioneer of winemaking in Sicily. Today, their sons José and Antonio lead the company and a team of people focused on excellence.
Donnafugata would not be the company it is today if Gabriella had given it a different name.
The name Donnafugata refers to Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel The Leopard. A name that means 'woman on the run' and refers to the story of a queen who found refuge in that part of Sicily where the company's vineyards are today. A story that inspired the company logo: the image of a woman's head with her hair in the wind that stands out on every bottle.
A face that is also that of Gabriella Rallo, the 'donnafugata' who gave up her job as a teacher to look after the Contessa Entellina vineyards full-time. One of the first women in Sicily to produce wine in a sector typically dominated by men: a pioneer of quality female viticulture.
Description
Rosa is a rosé wine distinguished by its elegant fragrance and minerality, produced from Nocera and Nerello Mascalese grapes harvested by hand from vineyards located on the northern slope of Etna. This wine was born from the partnership between Dolce&Gabbana and Donnafugata. It is a perfect wine from two excellences of Made in Italy, united by their unconditional love for Sicily, their passion for their work and their attention to detail.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Brilliant soft pink in colour, it presents a broad bouquet of jasmine and rose petals, with delicate fruity notes of currant and bergamot. Pleasantly fragrant and mineral, it is distinguished by its finesse and persistence.
Storage time:
0-3 years
Vinification
cold maceration of the grapes in the must 6-12 hours and temperature-controlled fermentation
Acknowledgements
2023 Luca Maroni 95/100
2022 Wine Spectator 90/100
2020 James Suckling 91/100
2019 Luca Maroni 93/100
