Gulfi Nerosanlore Nero d’Avola 2015 / 2017 / 2018
Type: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Grape Variety: 100% Nero d’Avola
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Rating: 93 Robert Parker Points (2017)
Climate: Temperate Mediterranean climate characterised by significant temperature variations
Terroir: The vineyard is closest to the sea, less than 700 meters away, and at only 10–15 meters above sea level, with vines growing in sandy soils
Winemaking: Long maceration on skins in stainless steel, wild ferment, native yeast. Aged for 2 years in 500L barrels and 1+ year in bottle
Color: Elegant ruby red
Nose: Aroma of crushed stone, roses, fresh berry, incense, tart cherry
Palate: Medium plus body, soft, silky tannin
About the Winery:
Established in 1996 by Vito Catania, Gulfi is founded on the principles of nurturing traditional vineyards with organic viticulture and vinifying in a non-intrusive way. Catania, with the guidance of the legendary Salvo Foti, has carefully selected vineyards around Pachino and Val di Noto, in Sicily’s extreme South East – the finest terroir for Nero d’Avola – to highlight the diversity of the site and the pedigree of variety.
Gulfi focuses primarily on Sicily’s emblematic grape, Nero d’Avola, and through it, articulates the territorial differences of their vineyards with an extensive range of ‘cru’ wines. From the pulpy and juicy Rossojbleo to the darkly nuanced Nerobuffaleffj, Gulfi captures Nero d’Avola in all its moods. In Addition to Nero d’Avola in purezza, they also produce the classic DOCG of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, and two whites, ‘Valcanzjria’, employing Chardonnay, Carricante and Albanello, and ‘Carricantji’, which is predominantly Carricante with a little Albanello.
