100% Nero d’Avola from 30-year-old vines – this is the 20th vintage for Arianna! – trained in red sandy clay soils, which help provide the wine with softer tannins, aided by destemming and almost two years in oak. This opens with an earthy, darkly flora bouquet that blends spiced blackberries, crushed rocks, savory herbs, and nuances of fresh tobacco. Soft and round in the mought, but with a zesty core of citrus-tinged acidity and minerals that add tensions toward the close, as it finishes long and pleasantly tart, with a hint of tangerine and sour cherry. A wine near and dear to Arianna’s heart that she feels speaks of Sicily—a little wild, a little contemplative, full of warmth, and contrasts.