In ancient times, the red wines of this territory were known as Pachino wines, and not as Nero d’Avola, because each district (“contrada” in italian language) gives different wines from the same vines, thanks to the nature of the soils and to the different microclimates. The hill where the vineyards are located is called “cozzo del parroco”, all the vineyards are located close together. Their characteristic consists of having four different types of soils all of clayey limestone. Each parcel is characterized by different soil compositions, exposure and breeding system, giving each wine unique characteristics that are well distinguishable, they are expressions of “contrada Buonivini”.

This wine is produced from Nero d’Avola grapes obtained from the following vineyards: coniglio, lenza lunga, conca and parrino. Each vineyard has very heterogeneous soil chromaticity, different exposures and slopes. The Rosso di Contrada is the expression of our work and of a hill immersed in the nature of the place in the Buonivini district. To better understand the potential of each vineyard we have always vinified and matured separately every single parcel and, we have never crushed the grapes but only de-stemmed them to have greater respect for the raw material. It matures in steel for one year and bottling on the fruit days of the lunar calendar. It refines in bottles for at least a year.
It is a classic Nero d’Avola, typical expression of our district, with sweet tannins and abundant freshness.

We have decided to represent the wine which is the purest expression of our district with the image of our cellar, a typical nineteenth-century style structure that gives a touch of red on top of the hill of the Buonvini district. An image of solidity and soundness.

Territory  
Val di Noto, Buonivini district

Varietal
 Nero d’Avola

Soil
Clayey limestone

Vineyard
conca, coniglio, lenza lunga, parrino

Training system
Free standing bush “Alberello Pachinese impupato”, bilateral spurred cordon

Altitude above sea level
from 30 mt to 80 mt

Exposure
North, East

Yield per hectare
50 qli/ha – 34hl/ha.

Agriculture
Biodynamics, with no use of herbicides, no treatments and / or chemical and / or synthetic fertilizers; pesticide treatments are limited to low doses of mine sulfur; fertilizations is limited to biodynamic preparations, shredded pruning and green manure of grasses and legumes.

Vinification
Spontaneous fermentation in steel tanks , long maceration of the must with the skins.

Maturation
44 months in total between maturation in steel tanks and refinement in the bottle.

Rosso di Contrada 2016:
conca (29%), coniglio (15%), parrino (18%), lenza lunga (38%)

Rosso di Contrada 2017:
conca (27%), coniglio (14%), parrino (19%), lenza lunga (40%)

Rosso di Contrada 2018:
conca (21%), coniglio (14%), parrino (21%), lenza lunga (44%)

Rosso di Contrada 2019:
conca (19%), coniglio (10%), parrino (18%), lenza lunga (53%)

Rosso di Contrada 2020:
conca (24%), coniglio (14%), parrino (25%), lenza lunga (37%)

Nutritional facts

VINTAGE 2020

Energy value

 76 kcal/100ml
293 kj/100ml

Total fat

<0,5 g/100ml

Saturated fats

<0,1 g/100ml

Glycerin

 9,02 g/l

Total carbohydrates

1,0 g/100ml

Total sugars

<0,5 g/100ml

Salt

<0,01 g/100ml

Total protein

<0,5 g/100ml

Total sulfur dioxide

29 mg/l

Separate waste collection

Capsule C/ALU90: metal

Cap FOR51:  organic

Bottle GL71: glass


Separate waste collection