Description
Mille e una Notte 2018 presents a wide and deep bouquet characterized by notes of red and black fruits, delicate hints of eucalyptus and pleasant nuances of vanilla. On the palate it is soft and enveloping, with a great structure and mature and refined tannins. It ends with a notable persistence. Donnafugata’s flagship wine confirms itself an icon of style and elegance.
TERRAINS & CLIMATE:
altitude from 200 to 400 m m.a.s.l. (656- 1,312 ft); hilly orography; clay loam soils with a sub-alkaline reaction (pH 7.5 to 7.9) rich in nutritive elements (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc) and total limestone from 20 to 35%. Mild winters with little rainfall. Warm, dry, ventilated summers. Substantial differences between day and night-time temperatures.
VINEYARD:
VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) training with spurred cordon pruning g, leaving 6 to 8 buds per plant. Planting density of 4,500 to 6,000 plants per hectare (1,800-2,400 an acre) and yields of about 4-5 tons per hectare (1.6-2 tons an acre).
