| Cygnus 2005 Igt Tasca d' Almerita |
Once the “ugly duckling” among vines, now the Nero d’Avola is an elegant swan, soft and
sinuous. This creative experiment of the Counts Tasca d’Almerita confirm it, and Nero
d’Avola conjugated with Cabernet Sauvignon give birth to an admirable and enchanting
wine, the latest blossom in the Tasca garden. The swan that Wagner saw at Villa Tasca and
which ordained the birth of Parsifal. A swan that is young, pure, enchanted, and ultramodern. |
| TECHNICAL DETAILS |
| Production area |
Regaleali Estate at 1,500/2,300 feet above the sea level, an hilly area
in the province of Palermo bordering south with the province of Caltanissetta. The estate
is more than 1,400 acres wide of which 1,000 acres are vineyards. |
| Grapes |
Nero d’Avola 60% and Cabernet Sauvignon 40%. |
| Training system: |
Espalier. |
| Pruning system |
Guyot and spurred cord |
| Vines per Ha |
4000 |
| Soil |
Clayey and sandy, calcareous. |
| Harvest period |
October. |
| Yield per Ha |
5 t. |
| Maceration skins-contact |
14 days. |
| Must analytical data |
Nero d’Avola Babo 20.2° - Tot. Ac 6.8 g/l - pH 3.40.
Cabernet Sauvignon 21.0° - Tot. Ac 5.8 g/l - pH 3.60. |
| Fermentation |
Traditional in red, skin maceration for 14 days at 26-28°C. |
| Malolactic fermentation: |
Totally developed. |
| Refinement: |
For 14 months in French oak (Allier and Tronçais) 225 litres barrels 30%
new and 70% second passage in bottle for 4 months. |
| Alcohol content |
13.5% Vol. |
| Appellation |
Red - Sicilia I.G.T. |
| Alcohol content |
13.5% Vol. |
| Bottling |
June |
| Appellation |
Red Sicilia I.G.T. |
| Bottles produced |
70,000. |
| ORGANOLEPTIC DETAILS |
| Colour |
Intense ruby red. |
| Bouquet |
Red berries, mulberrry, sour cheery, vanilla, coffee powder, eucaliptus leaves
and tobacco.. |
| Taste |
Rich intense, velvety tannins. |
| After taste |
Sweet and persistent tannin. |
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| 12.00Eur
| This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 18 September, 2008. |
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