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Donnafugata Frappato di Vittoria Bell'Assai 2022

Donnafugata Frappato di Vittoria Bell'Assai

2022
91
SUCKLING

£27.95

/ 0.75 L btl
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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti12.5%

The wine

Donnafugata is certainly not a winery that needs introductions, but its arrival in the Vittoria area is one of the most interesting developments in the Sicilian wine scene. Here, Donnafugata already has over 36 hectares of vineyards in the classic area of ​​the district, on which the name of Cerasuolo di Vittoria also stands. The soils are varied, with tufaceous and calcareous additions, which guarantees the typical minerality of the reds of the area, together with the salinity given by the sea. The elegance and the verticality of these reds, as well as these environments, is also guaranteed by the natural finesse of the native vine: the Frappato.

Donnafugata has not missed the boat with the original Frappato varietal vinification, with a light and not very tannic DNA, but which is extremely fine and pleasant. What was born out of this is Bell'Assai, a particularly fragrant and young interpretation of the vine, almost a natural quintessence of its own. To present the wine there is another, new, signature label, which this time represents "a girl who offers the sweet Sicilian breeze the fruits of the vineyard and the scents of the countryside".

Of a brilliant ruby ​​red colour with violet reflections, typical of Frappato's youthfulness, Bell'Assai on the nose expresses pleasant but intense violet and rose floral notes, as well as fruity hints of raspberry and strawberry. Fresh and fragrant, with a fine minerality, it has a very elegant structure and a soft tannin that is anything but invasive, which enhances the joyful pleasantness of drinking.

What does this wine taste like?

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Ruby red / Violet glints
Bouquet
Fragrant / Higly aromatic / Violets / Roses / Raspberry / Strawberries
Mouth
Appagante / Fresh / Mineral / Tannino misurato / Pleasurable

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Food pairing

Savoury crepes / Piatti di pesce / Sushi e sashimi / Aubergine with parmesan / Arancini / Ravioli di pesce

Ratings and awards

202291 SK
202191 SK
SK: Suckling

Customer reviews

4.3/5
4 reviews
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The winery

Donnafugata

Donnafugata

Donnafugata was founded in Sicily in 1983 by the Rallo family. Today, the company owns three wineries in three different terroirs: Marsala, Contessa Entellina and Pantelleria, occupying a total vineyard area of over 300 hectares. The Donnafugata wines are ambassadors of Sicily and its exciting, wide-ranging realm of sensations: conveying the diversity of soils present on the island, the various orientations and altitudes of the vineyard locations, the climate’s special...

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