2019 Portelli Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG doggy daze and even within the crus

and even within the crus themselves

and bordering Umbria- we would call it all Tuscia

we suspect that the Aragonese could have gotten there first

woodsy (but no French oak)

direct pressing of this highly pigmented grape

2019 Portelli Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG doggy daze and even within the crusIn the southeastern corner of Sicily, west of Modica and Ragusa, the town of Vittoria is the home of Sicily's sole DOCG (Italy's strictest form of wine certification), known as Cersuolo di Vittoria. Cerasuolo is a blend of Frappato and Nero d'Avola, and the two grapes when blended melt into each other in a harmonious symphony of flavor and texture. Salvatore and his son Alessandro are masters of Cerasuolo, their family has been farming and making wine