Marka: Donnafugata

A metodo classico, made from Pinot Nero grapes cultivated on high hillsides, that summarizes in the glass the Donnafugata philosophy. With delicate hints of strawberries and raspberries, this Brut Rosé is a sparkling wine of extraordinary elegance, the result of tailor-made production in very limited quantities.

DENOMINATION: Vino Spumante Rosé Sicilia DOC

TYPE: Brut Rosé Metodo Classico

GRAPES: Pinot Nero

PRODUCTION AREA: South-western Sicily, Tenuta di Contessa Entellina and nearby areas
A metodo classico, made from Pinot Nero grapes cultivated on high hillsides, that summarizes in the glass the Donnafugata philosophy. With delicate hints of strawberries and raspberries, this Brut Rosé is a sparkling wine of extraordinary elegance, the result of tailor-made production in very limited quantities.

TERRAINS & CLIMATE: altitude 470 - 500 m a.m.s.l.; hilly orography, facing north-east; clay loam soils with a sub-alkaline reaction (pH 7.5 to 7.9), rich in nutritive elements (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc); total limestone from 20 to 35%. Warm, dry, ventilated summers. Substantial differences between day and night-time temperatures.

VINEYARD: VSP (vertical shoot positioning) pruning with Guyot training; planting densities: 4,444 plants per hectare (2.5 m x 0.9 m); with yields of 7.5 - 8.5 tons/ha (3.0 - 3.4 tons/acre).

FOOD & WINE: a rosé table wine, excellent with raw or cooked crustaceans and fish tartare. We recommend it with thinly sliced prosciutto crudo. Serve in medium-size glasses, not flared, uncork at time of serving, excellent at 6-8°C (42. 46 °F)

DIALOGUE WITH ART: An elegant woman, her face lit with a slight smile... how can we not help thinking of Mona Lisa or Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci and the many Italian portraits of women in the 1500s. A perfect balance of the elements, including, art, culture, nature. Compared with the very elegant original sketch, made on a wooden board, we just added a few touches of gold foil into the perlage, as beams of light that let us predict all the fine liveliness of its content.