Plumbago – named after the beautiful purple wild flower that grows in the woods surrounding the farmhouse and vineyards of Ulmo – is a single-variety Nero d’Avola. It is produced from the old vineyard at Lake Arancio which gives us this soft fruity version of this great Sicilian grape variety. Gentle maturation in barriques and tonneaux used 3 and 4 times.
Grape: Nero D’ Avola
Appellation: Sicilia Menfi DOC
Tasting: dominated by aromas of ripe plums and wild blackberries and has pleasantly complex aromatic hints of incense, jasmine and black truffle. Ageing potential of up to 10 years.
Alc: 13.50%