Cygnus
Vintage 2017
Its name is tied to the history of the family. A tribute to Richard Wagner, who in 1881 finished the third act of “Parsifal” in the gardens of V illa Tasca, inspired by the swans that lived on the lake. A selection of Nero d’Avola, cultivated on the high hills, and Cabernet Sauvignon blended to fully express the potential, elegance and austerity of the Sicilian grape varieties.
- Grapes: Nero d’Avola 58% and Cabernet Sauvignon 42%
- Appellation: Sicilia DOC
- Growing area: Regaleali Estate – Palermo – Sicily
- Training system: espalier
- Pruning system: guyot and spurred cordon
- Vines per ha: 4,000 on average
- Yield per ha: 65 ql
- Fermentation: traditional for reds
- Fermentation temperature: 28°C
- Maceration: two weeks
- Malolactic fermentation: full
- Ageing: 14 months in 225 liter French oak barrels (Allier e Tronçais), 30% new, 70% second and third use.
- Alcohol content: 14,5% Vol.
- Wine analytical data: pH 3.41 – TA 6.19 g/l – RS 0.80 g/l – TE 34.10 g/l.