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NO TRIX

NO TRIX

PERRICONE TERRE SICILIANE IGT

NoTrix is a vibrant and dynamic red wine that does not need any make-up.

It has a lively ruby color with violet shades that meets a playful nose of red berries and geranium flowers. Its solid tannins define a medium-bodied palate, where spicy notes of star anise and ginger stand out against a persistent saline background.

This is the way Perricone is, and this is how I like this wine to be: no tricks and no frills, far from winemaking models that do not belong to Menfi’s wine tradition.

THE SHORT STORY

THE SHORT STORY

Grape variety: Perricone from Tenuta Belicello, Vigne al Pozzo
Soil: alluvial clay soil with sandy and silty components
Vineyard: planted in 2017, vertical shoot positioning, Guyot
Winemaking: skin maceration for 6 days in stainless steel tanks
Alcoholic fermentation: spontaneous, with wild yeast
Malolactic fermentation: spontaneous
Refining: 6 months on fine lees in large neutral Slavonian oak casks
Average production: 10.000 bottles/year

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MORE ABOUT PERRICONE

MORE ABOUT PERRICONE

Perricone is a red grape variety brought to Sicily by the Greeks about the 8th century BC.

It has evolved over the centuries from ancient clones native to the Eastern Mediterranean. After crossing with indigenous grapes of Southern Italy, Perricone has so well adapted to West Sicily that it has become one of the varieties that best represent the identity of our extraordinary terroir.
Also known under the synonyms Tuccarino, Guarnaccio e Pignatello, Perricone was largely used to make Marsala Ruby, a dessert wine very similar to red Port.

Badly damaged by the phylloxera in mid 1800s, Perricone vineyards were grafted on American rootstocks and managed to repopulate a vast area of West Sicil, until the crisis of Marsala wines triggered a relentless succession of explants, which is unfortunately not over yet.
At the beginning of this century, the final extinction of Perricone seemed inevitable, with only about 200 hectares left.

Notwithstanding, a small number of vintners started to take care of old vineyards and to experiment with more modern winemaking techniques, while paying a great respect to the traditional heritage embodied by this fascinating grape variety. The cultivated areas of Perricone are still decreasing, but at a lower pace, and more growers are slowly joining the group.

This is today my commitment: to defend the existence of Perricone, and to protect and respect the terroirs that give birth to this amazing variety.

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WINEMAKING

The grapes that I use to make NoTrix come from young Perricone vines planted in January 2017 in the western part of Vigne al Pozzo.

The grapes are hand picked in small baskets at the end of September, and are immediately brought to the winery for destemming and crushing. Maceration on the skins lasts about six days, and the must ferments with wild yeast in stainless steel tanks. After soft pressing and spontaneous malolactic, the wine refines in a large neutral Slavonian oak casks for 3 months.

NoTrix is not fined nor filtered, and it fully develops its personality for 2/3 years after the harvest.

FOOD PAIRING

NoTrix is a medium-bodied and very easy drinking red wine.
It has a lively ruby color, with violet shades. To the nose, a playful bouquet of red berries and geranium flowers meets intense scents of fine herbs and sweet spices. It has firm but smooth tannins that enrich a medium-bodied palate, with notes of star anise and ginger that stand out against a persistent saline background.

NoTrix pairs well with red meats, pasta dishes and cheeses, and it is a very interesting companion to spicy fish soups and grilled tuna fish. Its delicate though direct palate can complement prosciutto crudo as well as fresh salami, and medium aged cheeses

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 57 - 61 °F
Pour NoTrix in regular red wine glasses to allow wine's oxigenation, at a fresh temperature that will favor its pleasant aromatic developement.

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