Quater Rosso
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, beef stew, aged Pecorino cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Quater Rosso (also known as Quater Vitis Rosso) is a masterful liquid tapestry woven from four of Sicily's most defining indigenous red grape varieties: Nero d'Avola, Perricone, Frappato, and Nerello Cappuccio. Grown in the clay-rich soils of the Pianoro Cuddìa estate in the Trapani countryside, this wine represents a harmonious dialogue between the island's diverse viticultural heritages. Each grape is harvested at its optimal ripeness and vinified separately to preserve its unique character before blending. Nero d'Avola provides the robust backbone of dark fruit and structure, Perricone contributes deep color and rustic spice, Frappato infuses vibrant fresh berry aromas and acidity, while Nerello Cappuccio lends elegant floral notes and soft tannins. The wine is aged in French oak barriques to seamlessly integrate these distinct personalities into a single, cohesive expression of Sicilian terroir.
🍾 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
Nero d'Avola, Perricone, Frappato, Nerello Cappuccio
🍷 ABV
14-14.5%