Features
Name:
A Thousand and One Nights Sicily DOC 2019 in a case
Terrain:
sub-alkaline-reacting loamy-clayey soils rich in nutrients and total limestone from 20 to 35%.
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
Mille e una Notte was born from the dream of Giacomo and Gabriella, the founders of Donnafugata, to create a great Sicilian red wine with the contribution of Giacomo Tachis. Today, it is an icon of Italian oenological excellence, the result of tailoring that is at the heart of Donnafugata's production philosophy.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Intense ruby red in colour, Mille e una Notte 2017 presents a broad and deep bouquet characterised by notes of black berry fruit (mulberry and currants), delicate balsamic hints (liquorice) and pleasant nuances of cocoa and vanilla. In the mouth it is soft and enveloping, and surprises with the great fineness of its tannins. It closes with a remarkable gustative length.
Storage time:
over 20 years
Vinification
Fermentation in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for 14 days at 28°C-30°C.
Acknowledgements
2018 Vitae AIS 
2018 Wine Speculator 90/100
2018 Luca Maroni 95/100
2018 James Suckling 96/100
