Territories & Wineries

Nocera

Sicilia D.O.C.

100% Nocera

This noble vine is cultivated on just a few hectares in the province of Messina, facing the sea and of historic importance.
La Baronia on Capo Milazzo is a spectacular vineyard surrounded by the sea, by ancient olive trees and with views to the Aeolian islands.
A marine red wine, with aromas of Mediterranean macchia, myrtle and garrigue.

Awards

2018	Slow Wine	Top Wine
	Wine Enthusiast	92
	Vinous	90
	James Suckling	90
	Winescritic.com	90
2017	Slow Wine	Grande Vino
	James Suckling	93
	WinesCritic.com	92
	Wine Enthusiast	91
	Falstaff	90
	Jancis Robinson	17+
	Wine Advocate Robert Parker	89
	Vinous	89
2016	Vinous	93+
	James Suckling	91
	Wine Advocate Robert Parker	90+
	Wine Enthusiast	90
	5 Star Wines	90
	Gambero rosso	Bere Bene
	Decanter World Wine Awards	Commended 85 pt
2015	Vinous	91+
	James Suckling	91
	Wine Advocate Robert Parker	90
	Wine Enthusiast	90
	Jancis Robinson	17
	Slow Wine	Grande Vino

Go to Territory of Capo Milazzo

Altimetry

Above sea level

Climate

21°Average temperature

Farming system

Spurred cordon and supported alborello

Planting density

5,000 vines per hectare

Now

30.6°C

Cloudiness	19%
Humidity	45%
Wind	6mh ↓↙

First Vintage

2015

See vintages

2015
2016

Capo Milazzo gave us a perfect harvest; a dry summer and then some rain to help ripening, very healthy grapes and splendid wines, with violet-toned colours which, personally, I have never seen before.
At Capo Milazzo the conditions were very different; as frequently happens the north-east of Sicily has a climate which can differ in significant ways from the rest of the island. Here there was an exceptionally wet November, followed by a fairly dry winter. In March, with the beginning of spring, there were above average temperatures and abundant rainfall followed by a summer which was very cool here as well. Nero d’Avola and Nocera produced less than normal, in the first case due to imperfect setting, and in the second for other reasons. But the cool summer helped the ripening and the quality in this territory, for us still a subject of study, fully satisfied us.

Time of Harvest

september

Vinification

the grapes are gathered by hand into 14kg crates and as soon as they arrive at the winery pass to the sorting table for selection, then for destalking. They ferment in stainless steel and remain on the skins for 7 days at 25˚C with continual mixing throughout. Racking with soft pressing follows, and the wine thus obtained carries out its malolactic fermentation in stainless steel.