Producer: Tenute Senia - Sicily, Italy
Wine: 2021 Vittoria Nero d’Avola Nakri DOC
Varietal: 100% Nero d’Avola
Tasting Notes: Deep red color with garnet reflections, and on the nose, it reveals a vibrant bouquet of red fruits, including raspberry, marasca cherry, and morello cherry, intertwined with hints of chocolate and licorice. On the palate, it is robust yet well-balanced, showcasing generous, soft tannins that provide a smooth, structured mouthfeel. The wine delivers a harmonious combination of ripe fruit flavors and subtle spice, finishing with a lingering, velvety aftertaste that invites another sip.
Food: Lasagna with mushrooms, meatballs, pizza, lamb tagine, grilled beef fillet, oxtail soup, black lentils and shitake mushrooms, and barbecued grilled beef ribs
Cellaring: Drink now
Tenute Senia
Chiaramonte Gulf - Sicily, Italy
Tenute Senia was established in 1850 in the Chiaramonte Gulf (encompassing the districts of Senia, Mortilla and Serravalle) and the same family has been growing 43 acres of native grapes as well as 7 acres of olive groves and some carob trees and persimmons for 7 generations. No pesticides or herbicides are used on this property cared for by three women: Angela, the owner and winemaker, her sister Valentina, the cellar/export/hospitality manager and their mother Pina who helps with her lifelong expertise in all aspects of the process. This link between women and wine is reminiscent of the history of this area called Contrada Senia where, in the 15th century, a woman was already marketing and selling wines and oils. This single district is the equivalent of a climate and is rich in limestone soil with volcanic subsoil where Sicilia DOC, Vittoria DOC, and Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG shine.
