Features
Name:
Sherazade Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC 2021
Terrain:
Sub-alkaline-reacting loamy-clayey soils
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
Sherazade, the symbolic female character and protagonist of the 'Thousand and One Nights', with her pulpy voice of fruit, enveloped in drapes of spices, also tells you the fables of the masterpiece of oriental literature. Sherazade, an intensely Mediterranean label, in full Donnafugata style. A pleasant wine with a Sicilian soul, it is produced from Nero d'Avola grapes between the second half of August and the first week of September.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Brilliant ruby red colour with violet hues Sherazade presents
a fruity bouquet with hints of plum and cherry flanked by delicate spicy notes (black pepper) and balsamic hints.
The fruity notes return pleasantly on the palate; a red wine of great softness and excellent freshness. The tannin
caressing tannin completes this fragrant and pleasant wine.
Storage time:
3-4 years
Vinification
Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for about 6 to 8 days at a temperature
of 24-25°C.
Acknowledgements
2021 Luca Maroni 92/100
2019 Luca Maroni 93/100
2018 Bibenda 
