2016 Fondo Antico Nero d'Avola Rose 'Memorie,' Terre Sicilian IGT, Italy (750ml)   

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The estate, owned by the Polizzotti-Scuderi family since the early 1800s, was originally dedicated to the cultivation of wheat and cotton. Around 1920 the first vineyards were planted and the family started to produce wine. From 1960 when Giuseppe Polizzotti took over the management of the estate, the annual harvest had been shared amongst the local wine cooperatives; but in 1995 he decided to stop and produce an estate wine—Fondo Antico was born.

Tradition and heritage combined with knowledge of the terroir and state-of-the-art production techniques contributed the winery becoming what it is today; the estate boasts 80 hectares of vineyards planted to several indigenous varieties (Grillo, Nero d’Avola, Inzolia, Grecanico, Zibibbo), and a handful of carefully selected international varietals, all surrounded by prickly pears, olive trees and lemon groves. The grape variety is Nero d’Avola, and it surfaces with its typical delicate notes of blackberries and cherries. On the palate it is savoury and long-lasting, with an enveloping body that long ageing is supposed to give. “Memorie reminds me of the wine of old days. When in the cellar of every family, the barrel of rose wine was kept as an ancient token to celebrate union”.