Aldo Viola Moretto 2018

Moretto IGP Terre Siciliane is a red wine produced by Aldo Viola, in Alcamo, Sicily. The Nerello Mascalese, Perricone and Syrah grapes are manually harvested and destemmed, then spontaneously ferment separately and macerate for a few days in steel with indigenous yeasts. Once reassembled, the wine ages for 6 months, half in steel, the rest in large exhausted barrels. It is bottled without filtration, clarification or further additions. Moretto PGI Terre Siciliane is fresh and Mediterranean, with hints of red fruits, sage and rosemary, then iodized and spicy notes. In the mouth it is savory and full-bodied, fresh and with gentle tannins. Try it with roasted porcini mushrooms

Producer: Aldo Viola

Moretto PGI Sicilian Lands

️ Alcamo, Sicily, Italy

Purple wines

Nerello Mascalese 40%, Perricone 30%, Syrah 30%

2018

️  12%

Red wine

Manual harvest, separate and spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts; maceration of the 3 grapes in steel for a few days with the Syrah remaining on the skins for a few more days; 6 months aging between large wood and steel, without filtration, clarification, or addition of sulfur dioxide

Citrus notes and red fruits, wild flowers and aromatic herbs, then spices and salty notes

Savory and balanced, fresh and full-bodied, the tannin is gentle and the finish is long

Serving temperature 16°-18°

Roasted porcini mushrooms

The alter ego of Saignèe

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Aldo Viola is a natural wine producer from Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, in the western part of Sicily. Here he manages 16 hectares of vineyards without the use of systemic chemistry, planted mostly with native Sicilian grapes.

Nero d’Avola, Grillo, Catarratto, Nerello Macalese, Perricone and even Syrah, a grape that was adopted from this land. Aldo is young and charismatic, with many experiences behind him around the world, most recently in Denmark.

Aldo Viola’s wines represent an incredible terroir, among the most suitable on the entire island, and are produced in a traditional and sustainable way, respectful not only of nature but also of those who drink those labels, and of the memory of time. We are talking about unique and overwhelming wines, warm like a hug, fresh like sea water. Aldo thinks of wine as a real food, he doesn’t see it simply as a drink, they are produced with heart and generosity.

The harvest is obviously manual, in the cellar we proceed with spontaneous fermentations using indigenous yeasts, the malolactic fermentation takes place naturally. Sulphites are used in homeopathic doses, no filtration or clarification is required. Production is less than 40,000 bottles per year.