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CVA Diodoros - CVA Canicattì - Vini Siciliani

Diodoros

DOC Sicilia

Wine and archaeology contribute to making a territory great, one that is rich in history where the agriculture reveals the meaning and origin of civilization. Diodoros is the resultant of a shared horizon between CVA Canicattì and the Park of the Valley, a project of great symbolic value, a valid example of the environmental preservation and sustainability of sicilian landscape

Production

Wine Type: Red
Grapes: 90% Nero d’Avola, 10% Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio
Area of Production: Park of the Valley of the Temples, in the historic vineyard below the temple of Giunone
Soil Type: sandy alluvial characterized by the presence of skeleton
Altitude of vineyards: 50/100 m a.s.l.
Averageage of vines: 44 years
Training System: espalier
Plants/hectare: 4000
Yield/hectare: 80 q
Harvest: beginning of September

Vinification

Fermentation: Traditional red wine vinification at controlled temperature for 15 days
Malolactic fermentation: totally carried out
Ageing: 2 months in tank, 10 months in oak barrels
Bottle Ageing: 6 mounths

Food Pairing

First courses, particularly pasta dishes and semi-mature cheeses.

Special Package

Technical sheet palmares