FIRRIATO SANTAGOSTINO BAGLIO SORÌA ROSSO DOC 2018

Winery notes (2018 Vintage)
"The Baglio Sorìa Estate is home to one of Firriato’s oenological treasures—a quintessentially Sicilian red that has seduced wine lovers the world over with its pleasing complexity and its perfect balance between freshness and alcohol content. Rich in fruitiness and elegance it is a pioneering Sicilian blend of international and native grape varieties. The terroir in which it grows, its proximity to the coast, and the prevalence of clay and red marl in its soil contribute to creating climate and soil conditions that are unique in the agricultural setting of western Sicily. Santagostino Baglio Sorìa Rosso is the fruit of this uniqueness, remaining true to itself over more than thirty vintages. Harvest after harvest, it proves to be the emblematic symbol of Firriato’s oenological style with its impenetrable ruby red colour, releasing elegant nuances and velvety tannins in the glass.

The nose presents itself with concentrated and well-defined nuances of morello cherry, berries, rhubarb, cloves, aromatic herbs and plum, which alternate and intersect with fascinating hints of liquorice, ink and tobacco leaves. Suave, soft and caressing, it exhibits its great personality on the palate with a strongly Mediterranean imprint, combining with admirable harmony a powerful and exuberant texture, extraordinary gustatory liveliness, velvety tannins and rare nobility."