Features
Name:
Kapo R Rosso IGP Terre Siciliane Viteadovest
Terrain:
marls, limestone, pebbly
Cellar
The Viteadovest winery of oenologist Vincenzo Angileri is located in the Marsala area. The winery's land is spread over the municipalities of Marsala and Mazara del Vallo, specifically seven hectares divided into nine different areas that have been cultivated with vines for more than a century. Almost all the vines are bush-trained, with low yields per hectare. The grapes grown are Nero d'Avola, Nerello Mascalese, Grillo and Catarratto. Production is around 60 thousand bottles per year. All Vincenzo wines are natural, made from healthy grapes grown in the field without pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilisers and processed in the cellar without the use of additives and oenological aids.
Description
Kapo R Rosso IGP Terre Siciliane from the Viteadovest winery is a natural red wine from vineyards located in the municipalities of Marsala and Mazara del Vallo. It is produced from Nero d'Avola 60% and Nerello Mascalese 40% grapes cultivated with a low yield. It is harvested by hand in the second ten days of September. This is a powerful and very interesting wine that has been aged 4 years in drained tonneaux, with flor yeast formation. Kapo R is produced without any synthetic substances and with fermentation using only indigenous yeasts.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has an intense garnet red colour. It offers a bouquet of berries, under spirits and dried fruit. On the palate it is warm, savoury and enveloping with a fruity and persistent finish.
Storage time:
over 10 years
Vinification
Maceration on the skins for 15-20 days. Spontaneous fermentation by indigenous yeasts. No intervention on the grapes, no addition of sulphur dioxide and other chemical additives.
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