This Nero really hits the spot - it has perfume and lift and natural fruit brightness. It's not a heavy wine, but just has the right amount of savour and grip to make it shine with a big plate of something comforting. It shows freshly crushed blueberries and cherries with flecks of violet perfume. The palate is fresh and cool, with some mountain herb notes. The dry finish has grip as well as succulence.

Winemaker Fabrizio Vella is a proud Sicilian. Proud of the island that he calls home and proud of the wines that are grown and made there. So much so that he wanted to create a wine range that was personal to him and his story, his place. Wines that reflected where he was from. So, working with indigenous varieties of Catarratto and Nero d’Avola, he conjured a compact range of four wines that all utilise organic viticulture at their heart, and focussed, careful winemaking. The grapes are all grown on vines at least 350m above sea level, meaning acidity is naturally high and the wines are refreshing and bright in their character. After having worked for a number of other Sicilian wineries over the past decade, Fabrizio has launched his own label and the wines are singing. They truly represent this magical island and its vinous history; by using only native grapes, the wines tell a story of the island and its geography. Catarratto especially is unique to the island - nutty, salty and dense, but with vibrant acidity. This is a bottle not to be missed!