Morgante Don Antonio

Morgante Don Antonio

Wine Description

Don Antonio is a fine Nero d’Avola, with a deep purple
colour suggesting an aroma of voluptuous ripe cherries,
rose, sweet spices, liquorice and cocoa. It is a silky red wine
but with an imposing structure enhancing a blend of refined
tannins.

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Don Antonio walking the vineyard
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Acclaim
“A firm, dense and concentrated nero d’avola with aromas of cassis, dried herbs and bark. It’s full-bodied with firm tannins. A dense core of berries and a rigid structure framing the palate, giving a firm, compact finish.” — James Suckling, Aug 2024
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Sicilia DOC
Vineyard name
Contrada Racalmare
Vineyard size
25 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
1640/1804 feet
Vines/acre:
1,600
Yield/acre:
7/8 tons
Exposure:
Various
Year vineyard planted:
1986
Harvest time:
End of September
First vintage of this wine:
1998
Bottles produced of this wine:
30,000
Average Vine Age:
18/24
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
Cold maceration
Time on its skins:
20 days
Maceration length:
20
Varietal composition:
100% Nero d'Avola
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
20 days days
Fermentation temperature:
77/82 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers and Aeration
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 lt
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
18 months
Total SO2
118
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.63
Acidity:
5.73 g/L
Alcohol:
15 %
Dry extract:
36.7 g/L
Total SO2
118
Residual sugar:
1.3 g/L
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Wine Production

The vinification of the grapes is in stainless steel tanks with 20 days of skin contact at a controlled temperature of 79 °F. The malolactic fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tanks.

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About the Vineyard

The vines grow in white calcareous soils with small portions of clay at 1640/1804 feet above sea level.