2021 Marco de Bartoli 'Rosso di Marco' Pignatello Sicily

Winemaker Notes:  De Bartoli makes only one red wine. Initially, Marco made it from Merlot and Cabernet, commonly planted international varieties which swept Sicily in the 1980's; his doctor recommended he drink red for his health et voilà. But in keeping with his and the family's commitment to all things native and local, De Bartoli dumped the Bordeaux reds in favor of an under-utilized, little-known black variety called Pignatello (also locally known as Perricone); its name evolved from the word pignatte, a typical clay cooking pot made from the local red-earth pignatiddare. Floral and bright, with red fruits are the core of the flavor profile, the tannins are softened by aging for 1 year in 10 hectoliter French oak foudres.