From Nicolò Grippaldi, a biodynamic winemaker in Gagliano Castelferrato, a small village 651 meters above sea level in the province of Enna, Sicily, who’s dream of becoming a winemaker began in Florence while attending the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy. During those years he heard about biodynamics for the first time from his friends and from there destiny changed his life. After he finished his time at the faculty he returned to Sicily to his great-grandfather’s abandoned land and in 2015 he planted a few thousands vine shoots and created a complete and complex organism where the vines grow, evolve and live. His process is to convert grapes into wine with no manipulation. He lets the earth and the starts to set the natural rhythm. Biodynamics in the vineyard and cellar, he says, is a key factor by which terroir becomes the blood of the earth where it is born .
This an exceptional classic Sicilian wine, named in tribute to Nicolò’s grandfather, ‘Salvatore Grippaldi’, who farmed the land. A full-bodied complex red, with well structured tannins, lovely aromas of flowers, black tea and baked cherries with a pleasant mix of plum, black cherry, chocolate flavors and a touch of clove and other earthy elements. A serious, elegant wine, promessing to impress now or after aging a bit longer.
Pair it with roasted meats, beef stew, meatballs, pasta with tomato sauce and Sicilian dishes.
Region: Sicily, Italy
Grape: 100% Nero d’Avola
Vintage: 2020
750 ml
From Nicolò Grippaldi, a biodynamic winemaker in Gagliano Castelferrato, a small village 651 meters above sea level in the province of Enna, Sicily, who’s dream of becoming a winemaker began in Florence while attending the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy. During those years he heard about biodynamics for the first time from his friends and from there destiny changed his life. After he finished his time at the faculty he returned to Sicily to his great-grandfather’s abandoned land and in 2015 he planted a few thousands vine shoots and created a complete and complex organism where the vines grow, evolve and live. His process is to convert grapes into wine with no manipulation. He lets the earth and the starts to set the natural rhythm. Biodynamics in the vineyard and cellar, he says, is a key factor by which terroir becomes the blood of the earth where it is born .
This an exceptional classic Sicilian wine, named in tribute to Nicolò’s grandfather, ‘Salvatore Grippaldi’, who farmed the land. A full-bodied complex red, with well structured tannins, lovely aromas of flowers, black tea and baked cherries with a pleasant mix of plum, black cherry, chocolate flavors and a touch of clove and other earthy elements. A serious, elegant wine, promessing to impress now or after aging a bit longer.
Pair it with roasted meats, beef stew, meatballs, pasta with tomato sauce and Sicilian dishes.
Region: Sicily, Italy
Grape: 100% Nero d’Avola
Vintage: 2020
750 ml
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