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Nozze d’Oro

On June 3, 1985, Count Giuseppe Tasca d’Almerita celebrated 50 years of marriage to his wife Franca with a wine that would tell the family history and the estate. The wine tells of a romance between two people and two grapes: Inzolia and Sauvignon, the latter selected from a vineyard present at Tenuta Regaleali since the end of World War I. The use of indigenous yeasts reinforces the wine’s connection to the local territory. Fresh at a young age, it is capable of unusual longevity, Nozze d’Oro balances tertiary aromas with a fruity intensity.

Grande Vigna

Vigna Barbabietole is 8.4 ha of Inzolia. Vigna Tramontanata is 6.76 ha of Sauvignon.

Soil

Inzolia grown in chalky, clay soils. Sauvignon in a sandy-clay mixture with clayey-sandy soils with layers of rock salt.

Characteristics

  • 1. Flavor intensity
  • 2. Body
  • 3. Acidity
  • 4. Alcohol

Details

Grapes: Inzolia 67%, Sauvignon Tasca 33%
Appellation: White – Sicilian DOC
Production area: Tenuta Regaleali – Palermo – Sicily
Vineyard: Inzolia from Barbabietole vineyard (8.4 ha), Sauvignon Tasca from Tramontanata vineyard (6.67 ha)
Year planted: Barbabietole 1972, Tramontanata 1998
Elevation: Inzolia 500 m.a.s.l., Sauvignon 530 m.a.s.l
Exposure: Inzolia southwest, Sauvignon northwest
Training system: espalier
Pruning system: guyot
Vines per ha: 3,500 for Inzolia (on average), 4,160 for Sauvignon
Yield per ha: 75 ql Inzolia, 55 ql Sauvignon
Fermentation: cold maceration for Sauvignon grapes, fermentation in stainless steel tanks for both varieties
Fermentation temperature: 16/18°C
Duration fermentation: 15 days
Malolactic fermentation: not carried out
Aging: in stainless steel tanks on lees for 4-5 months, in bottle for 6 months
Alcohol content: 13.5% Vol.
Wine analytical data: pH 3.20 – TA 6.00 g/l – RS 0.80 g/l – TE 20.9 g/l

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