Cygnus Tasca d'Almerita 2012

The Cygnus by Tasca d'Almerita is a red wine that is striking for its softness, its elegance and its sinuosity. Made from Nero d'Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon, owes its name to Richard Wagner in 1881, in the garden of Villa Tasca in Palermo, completed the third act of "Parsifal", inspired by the swans that lived in the pond. We are in the Tenuta Regaleali, one of the strongholds of central Sicily, famous in ancient times for the fertility of its soil and the quality of the products derived from it. Its location, near the center of the entire region, giving it a very special climate: cold winters and in the summer, extreme temperature changes. We are on a hill, at an altitude ranging between 450 and 900 meters above sea level, where the Mediterranean climate is lost for the distance from the sea. It just that the Tenuta Regaleali, on espalier vineyards are cultivated Nero d'Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon that will create the Cygnus by Tasca d'Almerita. Traditional red vinification, malolactic fermentation and then aged for 14 months in oak barrels. Thus was born the recall balsamic vinegar, chocolate and tobacco typical of Cygnus, a red that combines the potential of the Sicilian grape par excellence with the elegance and softness of the international vine. Traditions and taste: this is the Cygnus by Tasca d'Almerita.