Nero Musqué

Organic farming / Moscato Nero / Valoritalia certification

It is more than a sweet wine: it is the story of a journey that begins in the Euganean Hills and arrives in Sicily thanks to a path of experimentation started almost twenty years ago by Franco Zanovello, who saved it from oblivion. But this wine also tells us about a story of synergy between passionate and tenacious winemakers, who united their identities for this special label. It is born from a demanding and low-yielding grape variety, a migrant among the different shores of the Mediterranean, which found its ideal place on the summit of a tuffaceous hill overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. Thanks to the mild climate, the sea breeze, and the soil composition, we obtain a sweet and aromatic wine with a rare personality.

Zone of origin
Sicily, Grisì, Partinico (Pa)

Grape variety
Moscato Nero

Altitude
400 m a.s.l.

Winemaking
The grapes are dried on the vine, harvested by hand, and transported to the winery in small baskets. Once in the winery, the natural fermentation begins and continues until it stops spontaneously. The wine is then left to rest throughout the winter in steel tanks. It then continues its aging in wood for two years.

Aging
8 months in steel and 2 years in large oak barrels

Alcohol
12.5% vol

Organoleptic characteristics
Color: garnet red with orange nuances on the rim. Nose: broad hints of plum, dehydrated apricot, candied orange peel, sweet spices, fig jam. Taste: sweet, warm, and enveloping, soft but framed by a fine tannin. Pleasantly fresh finish, during which the notes of dehydrated fruit re-emerge.

Serving temperature
14 – 16°C

Available formats
Cases with 6 bottles of 0.50 l