PRODUCT PROFILE
Product Profile Sheet 750ml
Firriato is a relatively new winery that was founded in 1985. They have quickly gained the attention of the wine enthusiasts and the press. Their philosophy is to employ highly qualified international winemaking consultants from Australia and New Zealand and combine them with the talents of their wine maker Giuseppe Pellegrino. This team has been charged with the duty of making wines that express the uniqueness of the Sicilian terroir using up to the minute technology. The intention is not to make an Australian or New Zealand styled wine but to make soft and expressive Sicilian wines through the experience of the team with the resources that abound in their sub region in Western Sicily near Trapani. They are making some of the most dynamic wines in Sicily today.
The estate’s 2006 Camelot (Cabernet, Merlot) is at once the ripest and also the most vibrant of these offerings. Made in a sweet, racy, style the wine bursts with the essence of floral red fruit in an expression that is more about the Sicilian sun than it is about varietal character. This soft, supple red reveals lovely length and fine overall balance.
Firriato
Sicily, Italy
Giuseppe Pellegrino
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
14.5%