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Castel San Giacomo IGP Red Wine from Sicilian Lands - Quignones Sicilian Winery
Produced by a Sicilian company
Made as per tradition
Superior quality and taste
Short supply chain: from the producer to your home!
Castel San Giacomo Rosso IGP Sicilian Lands Red Wine
Pack of 1 0.75cl bottle
Castel San Giacomo IGP Sicilian Lands Red Wine, a wine red from Sicilian lands, Southern Italy, Italy.
From Cabernet Franc, Nero d'Avola grapes.
Information
- Classification: Protected Geographical Indication – Terre Siciliane.
- Varieties: Nero d'Avola and Cabernet Franc
- Production area: Sant'Oliva district – Licata – Agrigento – Italy
- Altitude: 150 meters above sea level
- Vineyard exposure: South West
- Climate: mild winters, warm, lightly rained springs and autumns, very hot, dry summers.
- Average age of the vineyards: 12 years.
- Yield: 75 quintals of grapes per hectare.
- Training system: spurred cordon espalier.
- Planting density: 4000 plants per hectare.
- Vinification and refinement: the bunches are destemmed and sent to special temperature-controlled tanks, where fermentation begins with maceration of the skins.
The pressing of the Castel San Giacomo IGP Sicilian Lands Red Wine It takes place at the end of the alcoholic fermentation in a horizontal pneumatic press.
Long refinement in stainless steel tanks and then in concrete tanks for 18 months, 3 months in bottle before being released for sale.
Additional Features
- Alcohol: 13.0% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.0 g/lt.
- Soil type: medium-textured limestone with clay intrusions.
- Harvest: manual and in the morning, when perfectly ripe, in different periods of September depending on the variety.
- Color: red intense ruby.
- Aroma: on the nose it presents distinct varietal notes of marasca cherry with herbaceous and spicy hints.
Pairings with Castel San Giacomo IGP Terre Siciliane Red Wine
- Pasta with rich sauces: Excellent with pasta topped with rich meat-based sauces.
- Appetizers: Ham, salami and cheeses are often well accompanied by
- Dark chocolate: If you want something sweet, the It can be accompanied with dark chocolate!
Since 1800, we have been cultivating excellence.
The Quignones Winery was born from the passionate and gentle work of Alfredo Quignones, who continues a project begun by his great-great-grandfather in the 19th century. Today, his focus is on producing natural wines that offer a different expression of Sicily, through the use of rare grape varieties and unique winemaking and aging methods.
We are proudly small, producing wine and extra virgin olive oil, following traditional practices such as rigorous hand-harvesting and patient winemaking.
Our wines are the fruit of a love story: the love between the hills where our vines ripen and the sea. They've been side by side for centuries.
The hill, cloaked in the sun and superb nature, sighs as it gazes at the immense sea, which watches it from afar, blowing a breeze upon it, sometimes gentle, sometimes strong, laden with its scent.
Ancient landscapes which extend over 100 hectares in the most authentic and least known Sicily, lands filled with millennia of history, and that have belonged to the Quignones family for over 2 centuries.
Making good wine takes time. We bottle it professionally, so you can enjoy it, combining our time with yours: perhaps this is the magic a bottle of wine can create.
There are no secrets, it's just love, nature, time and effort.
Over two centuries of history and good family traditions.
It was Baron Raffaele Quignones, great-great-grandfather of the current owner, who purchased the vast property called Tenuta d'Apaforte.
In this charming setting, characterized by centuries-old olive trees, vast almond groves, and particularly calcareous soil, stood a vineyard. It produced the intense purple grapes with their typically loose bunches, traditionally known as Calabrese.
But as time passed, when the almond groves gave way to vineyards, it was discovered that the precious Nero d'Avola grape inhabited those lands.
Today, Alfredo Quignones follows in the footsteps of his father, who in the early 70s of the last century decided to convert part of the company specializing in the cultivation of vines, carrying on a a tradition that has now become centuries-old.
And so the ancient pergola-trained vineyards were converted into long rows of espaliers that house the Nero d'Avola and Inzolia vines, alongside cultivars such as Chardonnay, Fiano, Syrah, and Petit Verdot, thus promoting the excellence that is a symbol of the Mediterranean region.
All the nuances of unspoiled nature, in a glass of wine.
The one hundred hectares of our lands, of a predominantly calcareous nature, extend in the south of Sicily, more precisely in Licata, in the province of Agrigento.
Our vineyards are located on the slopes of the Sant'Oliva hill and extend up to its summit, overlooking the vast Licata plain, which extends to the sandy Mediterranean coast.
Facing South-West, The plants enjoy the warmth of the sun for most of the day.
Furthermore, Thanks to their proximity to the sea, they are constantly refreshed by the light sea breezes typical of the Mediterranean, giving the grapes truly special characteristics.
So, what are you waiting for? Buy Castel San Giacomo IGP Terre Siciliane Red Wine now at Emporio Sicilia. and at the best price!
We are committed to bringing to your home the best taste and freshness that the Sicilian artisan food and wine tradition has to offer!
For this reason, ordinary delivery times, from the moment of notification of shipment, are generally between 7 and 15 working days:
- In some cases the products are immediately available and ready to leave in a short time and therefore we will proceed with shipping immediately! Shipping within the national territory can also affect the speed.
- In other cases , to guarantee maximum freshness and quality, the products are made specifically for your order! So, to produce your freshest specialties, it takes its time. International shipping may also affect the speed.
We know that speed is an important factor and for this reason we are committed to processing your orders in the shortest time.
You can follow the progress of your shipment with the no. tracking that will arrive by email a few days after the order, when the package is ready to be shipped to you!
Our staff is always available to provide you with all the information on your order and to ensure that you receive the best of our products in the shortest time possible!
Important information for USA Customers : unfortunately at the moment we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL and FISH IN OIL.
Important information for SWITZERLAND and UK customers: unfortunately we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL at the moment.
However, let's remember that all the other products are available... and delicious! Thank you.
Castel San Giacomo IGP Red Wine from Sicilian Lands - Quignones Sicilian Winery
