In the local dialect, Burdisi/Burdese means ‘from Bordeaux’ and evokes the classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. This is a red wine of great density, structure and balance, produced in limited quantities from selected vineyards. Burdese is a wine for long aging which offers olfactory and tasting complexity which has few counterparts in Sicily.

Territories & Wineries


Burdese
Sicilia DOC
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc
2016 | Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 93 |
2015 | Falstaff | 94 |
James Suckling | 93 | |
Wine Spectator | 92 | |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 91 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 90 | |
2014 | James Suckling | 92 |
Wine Enthusiast | 90 | |
Drink Business | Silver | |
Emozioni dal mondo | Medaglia d'oro | |
Wine Advocate | 89 | |
2013 | James Suckling | 92 |
Wine Spectator | 92 | |
Guida Vitae dell’Ais | 4 viti | |
Jancis Robinson | 17,5 | |
Decanter World Wine Awards | 84 | |
2011 | Falstaff | 94 |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 91 | |
Wine Spectator | 91 | |
Decanter World Wine Awards | 86 | |
2010 | Wine Spectator | 90 |
Wine Enthusiast | 90 | |
James Suckling | 89 | |
Decanter World Wine Awards | Commended | |
2009 | Falstaff | 92 |
Wine Enthusiast | 91 | |
2008 | Emozioni dal Mondo | Medaglia d'oro |
Falstaff | 93 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 91 | |
James Suckling | 91 | |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 90 | |
Vinous | 90 | |
Jancis Robinson | 16 | |
2007 | Guida vini Siciliani (Giornale di Sicilia) | Vino a 5 stelle |
Merlot & Cabernet insieme | Medaglia d'oro | |
Falstaff | 92 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 91 | |
James Suckling | 90 | |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 89 | |
Vinous | 89 | |
2006 | Wine Enthusiast | 92 |
Jancis Robinson | 16 | |
Decanter World Wine Awards | Commended | |
2005 | Wine Enthusiast | 92 |
Vinous | 90+ | |
Wine Spectator | 88 | |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 88 | |
Gambero Rosso | Tre Bicchieri | |
Decanter World Wine Awards | Bronze | |
2004 | Falstaff | 92 |
Wine Spectator | 86 | |
2003 | Gambero Rosso | Tre Bicchieri |
Decanter | Silver | |
Wine Enthusiast | 91 | |
Wine Spectator | 90 | |
Vinous | 87 | |
2002 | Wine Spectator | 90 |
2001 | Wine Spectator | 91 |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 89 | |
Decanter | Commended | |
2000 | Gambero Rosso | Tre Bicchieri |
Bibenda | 5 Grappoli | |
Wine Spectator | 90 | |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 90 | |
Vinous | 90 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 89 | |
1999 | Vinous | 92 |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 90 | |
Wine Spectator | 89 | |
1998 | Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 90 |
1997 | Wine Spectator | 88 |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 87 |
Altimetry
75-430
Above sea level

Climate
21°Average temperature

Farming system
Spurred cordon
Planting density
4.500 vines per hectare
Now
18.94°C
Cloudiness | 37% |
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Humidity | 74% |
Wind | 2.05mh ↖ |

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Cycle of warm harvests begins with hot dry harvest throughout -
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A vintage distinguished by winter and spring with little rain, very hot August and cool dry September. Hot whites and reds with tannin. -
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Almost perfect vintage for whites with ideally bright hot July and August. Well concentrated reds with hot clear tannin. -
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A cooler summer (as in 2004) provided for good varietal reds with dense soft tannin. -
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Winter and spring with hardly any rain. Low production and very good quality in contrast to the rest of Italy. Better whites than reds,though very concentrated. -
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More rain than usual refreshed part of the harvest, producing reds with colour and body. -
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Cold wet winter and spring were a perfect preparation for the vines, harvest began 15 days late with cool temperate weather.Very fresh whites -
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Abundant spring and winter rain perfectly prepared the vineyards for summer and autumn ripening. The surprisingly fresh and cool temperatures of July, August and September achieved the rest, with the grapes arriving at the winery in perfect condition. -
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This vintage can be described as luminous and sunny. All the sun-loving varieties such as Syrah and Nero d'Avola are of extraordinary richness. The whites are rich, creamy, and well-defined by type of grape. -
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After two short but intense heatwaves, typical for the period from 20th July to 15th August, it stayed fine, temperatures stabilized, and persistent high pressure presented us with a vintage with no rainfall the first slight shower arrived on 25th September! and with amazing maturation. For those who enjoy comparisons, in our reckoning the recent years most similar to 2007, in Sicily, are 1997 and 2001. -
Harvesting started on August 9, a little early compared to the five previous years. The white grapes yielded a significantly lesser quantity and were of outstanding quality, especially the Chardonnay and Grecanico varieties. Thanks to the diminished yield the red French grapes, most of all Syrah and Cabernet Franc, were even better. This means great colour and great structure; the Plumbago’s Nero d’Avola for instance displayed its magnificent fragrance to perfection.
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Beautiful white wines, produced by a cool and bright July and August. A richer Chardonnay without more alcohol. A super-aromatic Fiano and average Grecanico. The reds, Merlot and Cabernet, benefitted from a cooler harvest with a thick dense tannin structure, thanks to extended ripening. Syrah prefers a dry September and is rather less than excellent. Nero d’Avola is fresh and fruity as rarely before.

Time of Harvest
5
september

Vinification
Destalking followed by 21 days of lying on the skins; after racking, maturation in new Allier oak barriques for 14 months; malolactic fermentation in wood and stainless steel.


Alcohol Content
14,5%vol.

Aging Capacity
To drink at once or age for 10-12 years