Camelot
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, aged pecorino cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Firriato's Camelot is a prestigious Sicilian interpretation of the classic Bordeaux blend, born from the clay-loam soils of the Baglio Soria estate in the Trapani countryside. Here, the intense Mediterranean sun is tempered by cooling sea breezes, allowing international varieties to develop extraordinary complexity and rich polyphenolic structure. The wine's name, Camelot, evokes the legendary court of King Arthur, symbolizing a chivalric quest for winemaking perfection and the harmonious alliance of two noble grape varieties. Vinified with meticulous care and aged in French oak barriques, Camelot marries the structure and herbaceous hints of Cabernet Sauvignon with the plush, velvety fruit of Merlot, resulting in a dark, brooding, and sophisticated red that bridges old-world elegance with Sicilian warmth.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1984 by Salvatore Di Gaetano and Vinzia Novara, Firriato has grown to become an architectural pillar of contemporary Sicilian viticulture. The estate stewards hundreds of hectares across Sicily's most ecologically distinct macro-zones: the sun-drenched, clay-limestone hills of the Trapani countryside (such as Baglio Sorìa and Borgo Guarini), the maritime Quaternary calcarenites of Favignana Island, and the high-elevation volcanic sands of Cavanera Etnea on Mount Etna. Viticulture is entirely certified organic and managed under a pioneering zero-carbon-impact philosophy. In the cellar, temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification preserves high-toned aromatic freshness, tension, and native varietal typicity before selective maturation in stainless steel or neutral wood. Firriato's white wine portfolio champions indigenous and naturalized cultivars—predominantly Grillo, Catarratto, and Zibibbo—yielding benchmark expressions like the saline, maritime-influenced Favinia La Muciara, the organic Caeles series, the floral Jasmin, and the radiant, naturally sun-dried Favinia Passule.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 40%
🍷 ABV
14-14.5%