Nichéa Nero d'Avola

Soil type: white with a calcareous matrix and medium texture
Altitude and position: 40-60 metres a.s.l.
Place of production: c.da Coste Fredde, municipality of Noto
Planting density: 5,000 plants/ha
Grapes: Nero d'Avola in purity
Ageing in wood: 6 months in 1000 litre barrels
Colour: intense red with violet reflections
Olfactory and gustatory sensations: aromas of the grapes of origin and ripe red fruits; soft, full, enveloping taste
Alcohol content: 13,5 - 14% vol. in relation to the vintage

RECONNAISSANCE
"Nichea" DOP Noto Nero d'Avola 2014:
Silver medal at the "Concours Mondial des Féminalise 2017".
Gold medal in the competition "The Selection of the Mayor 2017"
89 points awarded by the "Nero d'Avola Wine" guide.
Douja d'or medal at the "45th National Competition Douja d'Or Wines".

"Nichea" DOP Noto Nero d'Avola 2015:
Silver medal in the international competition "Catavinum Wine and Spirits Competition" 2018
Silver medal at the "Concours Mondial des Féminalise 2018".
Silver medal at the "Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2018".
86 points awarded by "5 Star Wines Vinitaly".
Douja d'or medal at the "46th National Competition Douja d'Or Wines".
Silver medal in the competition "Venus Callipigia" 2018

"Nichea" DOP Noto Nero d'Avola 2016:
Gold medal at the "Concours Mondial des Féminalise 2019".
Gold medal at the "Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2019".

In 1989 the oenologist Nino Di Marco, in love with the Netino and Pachinese territory and the great qualitative peculiarities of its vines: Nero d'Avola and Moscato di Noto, decided to start a path for the creation of a winery able to combine the rich history of the territory with the technical modernity in the production of wines.

Today the company "Terre di Noto" covers about 35 hectares of vineyards with specialized cellar, mainly cultivates Nero d'Avola and Moscato, but also the main international varieties.

The company is included in the production regulations of the D.O.P. Noto, Eloro and Sicilia, which are bottled, in addition to wines to I.G.P. Terre Siciliane.

Since 2015, the company has been part of the SOStain project. SOStain is a voluntary and proactive corporate sustainability program, which is implemented through a "sustainability process" capable of leading to gradual and continuous improvements over time in the level of sustainability.

In March 2016 the Company obtained the concession to use the logo "SICILIA KM 0" (which guarantees the use of materials and services from the region of Sicily at least 85%.) whose purpose is to promote and enhance the regional quality agricultural products, encourage their consumption and marketing, ensure greater transparency of prices to consumers, ensure adequate information on the origin of products.

From 2018 the company becomes entirely organic, after a three-year period of conversion from integrated, started in 2015.