Nozze d’Oro
On June 3, 1985, Count Giuseppe Tasca d’Almerita celebrated 50 years of marriage to his wife Franca with a wine that would tell the family history and the estate. The wine tells of a romance between two people and two grapes: Inzolia and Sauvignon, the latter selected from a vineyard present at Tenuta Regaleali since the end of World War I. The use of indigenous yeasts reinforces the wine’s connection to the local territory. Fresh at a young age, it is capable of unusual longevity, Nozze d’Oro balances tertiary aromas with a fruity intensity.
Grande Vigna
Vigna Barbabietole is 8.4 ha of Inzolia. Vigna Tramontanata is 6.76 ha of Sauvignon.
Soil
Inzolia grown in chalky, clay soils. Sauvignon in a sandy-clay mixture with clayey-sandy soils with layers of rock salt.
Characteristics
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Details
Grapes: Inzolia 59%, Sauvignon Tasca 41%
Appellation: White – Sicilian DOC
Production area: Tenuta Regaleali – Palermo – Sicily
Vineyard: Inzolia from Barbabietole vineyard (8.4 ha), Sauvignon Tasca from Tramontanata vineyard (6.67 ha)
Year planted: Barbabietole 1972, Tramontanata 1998
Elevation: Inzolia 500 m.a.s.l., Sauvignon 530 m.a.s.l
Exposure: Inzolia southwest, Sauvignon northwest
Training system: espalier
Pruning system: guyot
Vines per ha: 3,500 for Inzolia (on average), 4,160 for Sauvignon
Yield per ha: 45 ql Inzolia, 54 ql Sauvignon
Harvest: Inzolia: September 5th, 2022; Sauvignon: August 13th, 2022
Climate trends: Cool winter with good rainfall, hot and dry spring, followed by a very hot and dry summer. The harvest time was slightly early for both varieties, excellent health and fragrance of the grapes in this vintage
Fermentation: cold maceration for Sauvignon grapes, fermentation in stainless steel tanks for both varieties
Fermentation temperature: 16/18°C
Duration fermentation: 15 days
Malolactic fermentation: not carried out
Aging: in stainless steel tanks on lees for 4-5 months, in bottle for 6 months
Alcohol content: 13% Vol.
Wine analytical data: pH 3.21 – TA 6 g/l – RS 1.1 g/l – TE 19.8 g/l
Contains sulphites
Awards
- Vintage 2022Guide James SucklingAward 92/100
- Vintage 2021Guide Doctor WineAward 92/100
- Vintage 2021Guide I Vini di VeronelliAward 91/100
- Vintage 2020Guide Robert ParkerAward 93/100
- Vintage 2020Guide Wine EnthusiastAward 92/100
- Vintage 2020Guide VinousAward 91/100
- Vintage 2020Guide James SucklingAward 91/100
- Vintage 2020Guide The WineHunterAward Rosso
- Vintage 2019Guide DecanterAward 93/100
- Vintage 2018Guide DecanterAward 95/100
- Vintage 2018Guide James SucklingAward 92/100
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- Vintage 2017Guide Gambero RossoAward Tre Bicchieri
- Vintage 2017Guide VinousAward 88/100
- Vintage 2017Guide Robert ParkerAward 91+/100
- Vintage 2016Guide James SucklingAward 92/100
- Vintage 2016Guide Wine AdvocateAward 90/100
- Vintage 2015Guide James SucklingAward 92/100
- Vintage 2015Guide Jancis RobinsonAward 17/20
- Vintage 2014Guide Robert ParkerAward 91/100
- Vintage 2014Guide Jancis RobinsonAward 17/20
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- Vintage 2011Guide Wine AdvocateAward 86/100
- Vintage 2011Guide James SucklingAward 91/100
- Vintage 2010Guide China Wine ChallengeAward Medaglia d'Oro
- Vintage 2010Guide Robert ParkerAward 90 points
- Vintage 2010Guide Jancis RobinsonAward 16,5/20
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