We’ve pulled out the cream of the crop to show you the very best of the wines on offer here at Amordivino. These bottles are a little bit special - some famous names, some not. They all really excite us, making them the thing to drink if you want to treat your tastebuds. This is the height of Italian winemaking.

2004 Tancredi Contessa Entellina DOC

Producer: Donnafugata
Region: Sicilia
Grapes: Nero d'Avola, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Colour: Red
Sweetness: Dry
Body: Full
Maturity: Now
Alcohol Volume: 14.00%
Bottle Size: 75cl

Award winning wine:

2 Glasses, Gambero Rosso 2007

3* Veronelli 2007

A top Sicilian wine with a nod to international flavours. A blend of Nero d’Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon gives it elegance and a powerful lasting finish.

Story of the wine
Tancredi is named after the hero of the book The Leopard by Tommaso di Lampedusa (made into a film by Luchino Visconti and starring Burt Lancaster). Lampedusa was a local nobleman and originally owned some of the vineyards currently part of the Donnafugata estate.

Tasting Notes
The Cabernet gives the Nero d'Avola a touch of mint, enriching its substantial supply of scents. Notes of licorice, cocoa, cherries and bilberries against a sweetish background. The flavours are well-structured, full, absorbing and remarkably persistent.

Matching
Grilled or roasted red meats, imposing roasts, kid and lamb. Aged cheese. Porcini mushrooms, rabbit and polpettone (meat loaf).

Winemaking Notes
70% Nero d’Avola and 30%Cabernet Sauvignon
After a 12-day maceration it is fermented at a controlled temperature of 26-30C in stainless steel vats. There is a total malolactic fermentation.
The wine spends 14 months in small French oak barrels, then up to 4 months in bottle before release.