CONTRASTO ROSSO

The family vineyards stretch across the gentle hilly landscape between the provinces of Trapani and Palermo in the centre of the Gulf of Castellammare. From the interpretation of a unique territory come the Contrasto wines named after the poetic style of Ciullo d'Alcamo and his famous Rosa Fresca Aulentissima.

A wine of character but also of great balance, pleasantly tannic. It is remembered for its good harmonicity and high softness.

WINE NAME CONTRAST RED IGP TERRE SICILIANE
GRAPE VINE USED Nero d'Avola 100 %.
PRODUCTION AREA The district of Bosco Falconeria in the centre of the Gulf of Castellammare boasts particularly favourable pedo-climatic conditions for the cultivation of vines.
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINEYARDS 15 years
AVERAGE ALTITUDE OF THE VINEYARDS 200 m a.s.l.
GROWING SYSTEMS Espalier
PRUNING SYSTEMS Guyot
NUMBER OF PLANTS PER HECTARE 4600
YIELD PER PLANT About 2 bottles
NUMBER OF BOTTLES 6,000
FIRST VINTAGE 2012
HARVEST Between the first and second decade of September, depending on the weather conditions. Grapes are harvested by hand
VINIFICATION Simple, without any particular technical precautions, in order not to alter the real qualitative potential of the grapes and the territorial expressions of the product. Fermentation with maceration of the skins for 15 days at a temperature of 25-28 °C; racking directly into barrels with subsequent malolactic fermentation.
AGING IN WOOD 18 months in 10 and 25 hectolitre wooden barrels.
AGING IN BOTTLES: at least one year
COLOUR Intense ruby red
BOUQUET Intense red fruits such as blackberry and cherry, a light note of caper and a slight vein of spice
FLAVOUR In the mouth it has an excellent balance of tannins and acidity; deep flavour with great depth. High softness
ALCOHOL CONTENT 14 %.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18 °C
PAIRINGS Nero D'Avola goes very well with important first courses of Sicilian cuisine, red meats, braised meats and mature cheeses.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FIVE STAR AWARD year 2015 recognized by "Le guide dei Vini di Sicilia" of "Giornale di Sicilia".

The Bio Fattoria Augustali is in Sicily between the provinces of Trapani and Palermo in the centre of the Gulf of Castellammare in the most fertile part of Bosco Falconeria between Alcamo and Partinico, an area so dear to Frederick II of Swabia.

The family's vineyards and olive groves extend over twelve hectares in the gentle hilly landscape that descends towards the sea, once called the "garden" because it was a fertile and evocative land.

The winery is supervised by oenologist Vincenzo Bambina and his wife Finella, a beekeeper and educational factor; together with them, visitors can share the rhythms, scents and flavours of the Sicilian countryside.

Immersed in the company's vineyards, the winery encapsulates all the company philosophy: respect for the raw material and the surrounding territory. It takes up the square shape of the typical 19th-century Sicilian baglio.