Fondo Filara Bio Nero d'Avola
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 2 to 5 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled red meats, pasta alla Norma, aged pecorino cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from Cantine Nicosia's dedicated organic line, the Fondo Filara Bio Nero d'Avola celebrates Sicily's most famous indigenous red grape. Grown in vineyards that benefit from the intense Sicilian sun and cooling maritime breezes, this organic expression showcases the grape's historical legacy, which dates back to ancient Greek settlers who first cultivated vines on the island. The wine is crafted with a focus on purity and sustainability, fermenting in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve the vibrant, sun-drenched fruit character and terroir-driven minerality characteristic of Sicily's clay and limestone soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1898 by Francesco Nicosia on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, Cantine Nicosia has evolved across five generations into an ambassador of Sicilian viticulture. Today steered by Carmelo Nicosia alongside his sons Francesco and Graziano, the estate combines modern winemaking precision with deep regional tradition under the guidance of head enologist Maria Carella. Vineyards span key microclimates across the island, notably the terraced volcanic sands and decomposed lava fields of Monte Gorna near Trecastagni at roughly 700 meters elevation, as well as limestone-rich calcareous soils in Vittoria. Working through certified organic farming and vegan-certified protocols, Nicosia focuses heavily on indigenous Sicilian varieties. Their benchmark white expressions—spanning Generazione Mille898 mono-varietals like Grillo, Insolia, and Catarratto, through to volcanic Etna Bianco and aromatic Balanubi bottlings—are distinguished by mineral tension, saline clarity, and authentic varietal character.
🍇 Grapes
Nero d'Avola
🍷 ABV
13%