Ecolosi Nero d’Avola Sicilia Rosé DOC 2021 (750ml)

 

Rated 90 Points by Wine Enthusiast

 

This organic and sustainably produced Sicilian rosé boasts rose petals, bricks, hibiscus iced tea and watermelon on the nose.  Creamy and dense on the palate, it offers soil, flowers and now strawberry notes.  The wine remains coherent and balanced through the finish and is an excellent value.

 

Ecolosi Nero d’Avola Sicilia Rosé DOC 2021

 

Dusty pink in color with shades of mauve.  Delicate bouquet of red fruit with hints of pomegranate and pink grapefruit.  Composed and sapid with balanced acidity that enhances the fruity characteristics.  Excellent persistence.

 

Food Pairings

 

Pairs well with appetizers, grilled or fried shellfish, white meats, and especially, pizza.

 

Sicily

 

Sicily is Italy’s southernmost region and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.  For more than 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been a significant center of Mediterranean viniculture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed significantly over that time.

 

Winemaking & Aging

 

Varietal Composition:  100% Nero d ‘Avola

 

Fermentation Container:  Stainless Steel

 

Maceration Technique:  Low temperatures for few hours

 

Type of aging container:  Stainless Steel

 

Length of bottle aging:  4 Months

 

Vineyard & Production Information

 

Vineyard Location:  Mazzara Del Vallo

 

Green Status:  Organic

 

Soil Composition:  Calcareous

 

Training Method:  Trellis with Guyot Pruning

 

Elevation:  350-450 Meters ASL

 

Vines/hectare:  4000

 

Exposure:  Northeast

 

Vine Age:  15 Years

 

Harvest Time:  Beginning of September

 

First Vintage:  2019

 

Bottle Production:  20,000

 

 

Ecolosi

 

      Producer Profile

 

Estate owned by:  Colosi Family

 

Winemaker:  Piero Colosi

 

Total acreage of vine:  25 hectares

 

Winery Production:  700,000 Bottles

 

Region:  Sicily

 

The name Ecolosi is a portmanteau of Eco and Colosi, representing a new line of eco-friendly wines from the Colosi family.  Ecolosi’s philosophy is inspired by the magical land where its grapes grow.  Here, certified organic vineyards are teeming with wildlife; alive with the energetic abundance of Sicily’s diverse flora and fauna.  Deep respect for this delicately balanced ecosystem led the Colosi family to create the Ecolosi line, which expertly expresses terroir without disrupting it.  This line is vegan friendly and 100% organic.

 

Cantine Colosi

 

Since 1987 Cantine Colosi has been producing native Sicilian wines.  Consisting of 24 acres of vineyards in Salina, a small island in the Eolian Archipelago, Colosi occupies an area of the island recognized for both its orientation and for the physical-chemical nature of the soil whose volcanic origins are particularly suitable for vine cultivation.  The new winemaking cellar, surrounded by the Malvasia vineyards, was completed in 2004.  The winery is located underground in order to have a constant temperature for the optimum care of the wine and to respect the strict preservation rules of the Eolian archipelago.  With three generations of experience, Colosi is led by enologist Pietro Colosi in collaboration with his father Piero.