Donnafugata
www.donnafugata.it
Winner of 7 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards
With 150 years experience in producing premium wines, Giacomo Rallo and wife Gabriella launched Donnafugata in 1983. With a strong understanding of the expectations of wine drinkers they have been relentless in the pursuit of absolute quality. Their drive and enthusiasm in wine making has seen Donnafugata win 7 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards.
What is Gambero Rosso?
The Gambero Rosso Wine Guide is considered the Bible of Italian wines. For the 2007 guide, a panel of wine experts tasted 16,000 wines from over 2000 Italian Wineries and awarded just 282 wines the top accolade of 'Tre Bicchieri'.
Website: www.gamberorosso.it
Sicilia IGT Polena
Vintage: 2008
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: IGT
Varietal: Catarratto & Viognier
Alcohol: 14%
Volume: 750ml
This bright golden yellow wine has green reflections and offers elegant aromas with hints of minerals, citrus and exotic fruits. The palate is crisp and perfectly balanced.
Contessa Entellina DOP Chardonnay La Fuga
Vintage: 2009
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: DOC
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Volume: 750ml
A wine with notable depth in aroma and flavour. A perfect wine for the entire meal, great with elaborate introductory dishes.
Sicilia IGT Nero d'Avola Sedara
Vintage: 2007
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: IGT
Volume: 750ml
Ruby red with lively garnet reflections, an intense aroma of tobacco and spices. Well balanced flavour of red fruit with a remarkably persistent finish.
Sicilia IGT Sherazade
Vintage: 2008
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: IGT
Varietal: Nero d'Avola & Syrah
Alcohol: 14%
Volume: 750ml
This concentrated ruby red wine has flints of violet and offers aromas of sour cherry, blackberries and notes of balsamic and minerals. The palate is full-bodied, gentle and persuasive and displays balanced tannins.
Sicilia IGT Angheli
Vintage: 2005
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: IGT
Varietal: Merlot & Nero d'Avola
Volume: 750ml
A wine with extraordinary personality and elegance. An aroma full with upfront fruity notes, including sour cherries, blackberries and wild berries. Persistent finish.
Contessa Entellina DOC Nero d'Avola Mille e una Notte
Vintage: 2005
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: IGT
Varietal:
Alcohol: 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
A noble version of Nero d'Avola with a dense ruby-red color. The enthralling bouquet calls attention to mature and sweet but not cooked scents and balsamic and floral notes of violets with a light trace of tobacco at the close. A wine with a big structure and a remarkable personality.
Moscato di Pantelleria DOC Kabir
Vintage: 2007
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: DOC
Varietal: Moscato d'Alessandria
Volume: 375ml
An elegant naturally sweet wine that offers a clean, balanced bouquet with scents of melons and a delicate lasting flavour.
Passito di Pantelleria DOC Ben Rye
Vintage: 2007
Production Area: Marsala
Classification: DOC
Varietal: Moscato d'Alessandria
Volume: 375ml
Bright amber yellow, with notes of apricots and peaches, followed by sweet sensations of dried figs and honey, herbs, and mineral notes. The flavour is impressive, fusing sweetness, sapidity and softness.
Grappa di Nero d'Avola
Production Area: Marsala
Alcohol: 40%
Volume: 500ml
An intense, warm and harmonious grappa with a long aromatic persistence that offers notes of liquorice.
Grappa di Zibibbo
Production Area: Marsala
Alcohol: 40%
Volume: 500ml
Great aromatic intensity and persuasive softness. With an extensive bouquet that expresses the sunnyness of the Zibibbo grape from Pantelleria.
Grappa Ben Rye
Production Area: Marsala
Varietal: 100% Moscato d'Alesandria
Alcohol: 42%
Volume: 500ml
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