Donnafugata - Mille e una notte 2020

Donnafugata was established in Sicily by a family that has been able to innovate the style and perception of Sicilian wine throughout the world.

Giacomo Rallo, the fourth generation of a family with over 170 years of experience in quality wine, founded Donnafugata in 1983 together with his wife Gabriella. Today, their children José and Antonio lead the company and a team of people focused on excellence.

Donnafugata represents the artisan and creative excellence of Made in Italy. It is a winery in perpetual motion towards innovation and focused on small valuable productions from unique territories and vineyards.

Sicily is a wine-growing continent and Donnafugata embodies this diversity cultivating its vineyards in very different contexts.

The winery can count on a historic family cellar in Marsala and four estates with vineyards and vinification cellars: in western Sicily, in Contessa Entellina, where Donnafugata has 848 acres of vineyards with 19 different grape varieties; in the volcanic island of Pantelleria, Donnafugata has 168 acres of Zibibbo cultivated with low bush vines called “alberello pantesco” (Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage).

In eastern Sicily, on the northern slope of Mount Etna, Donnafugata has 86 acres of vineyards with native grapes such as Carricante and Nerello Mascalese; in the territory of Vittoria DOC, the latest generation winery is surrounded by 103 acres of Nero d’Avola and Frappato.

Sustainability is part of Donnafugata’s DNA: from good practices in the field to biodiversity, from energy saving to the production of clean energy and landscape protection. In 2021 Donnafugata joined SOStain, the sustainability program for Sicilian viticulture, according to the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.

The dialogue with art makes Donnafugata special: its artistic labels are inspired by Gabriella and created by Stefano Vitale; they are unique and perfectly tell the world and colors of Donnafugata.

Aging for 14 months in new french oak barriques. The barriques used are selected from the best tonnellerie on the basis of the origin of the oak, the fine and extra-fine grain and the type of toasting, mainly medium intensity. The wine is then aged for almost 2 years in the bottle.

"The 2020 Mille e Una Notte opens with a basket of berries and spices, further complicated by shavings of cedar and minty herbs. It's silky yet sincere, with tart wild berry fruits and licorice underscored by saline minerals as a balsamic resonance forms toward the close. The 2020 finishes structured and long. Fine-tannins saturate the senses as savory herbs and hints of tart blackberry fade. Bury this deep in the cellar.” - 94 Points, Vinous

Producer: Donnafugata 

Country: Italy

Region: Sicily

Varietal:  Nero d'Avola

Appellation: Sicily

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml