Tenuta di Suor Marchesa
Riesi
The estate
Suor Marchesa Estate is located in Riesi, in central Sicily, on a gentle hillside well exposed to the winds, where summers are very hot and winters mild and short. In this part of the island, Nero d’Avola has been cultivated for centuries, and it is precisely in the Riesi area, thanks to the particular conditions pedoclimatic conditions, that it has found an ideal habitat.
Climate
Mild and short winters, hot and very dry summers
14 °C
24 °C
Exposure
Vineyards are located in a hilly area, have slight inclinations, sometimes they are on the ground level. Exposures are various as the vineyard area takes up the entire hillside at 360.
Agronomic detail
Geology
Hillside Orography.
Clay soil with sub-alkaline reaction, very high presence of active limestone, low organic matter content.
Training method
Approximately 5 hectares , reserved for the production of grapes for Duca Enrico, are cultivated using the alberello vine system with 3-4 spurs and a yield of 50 quintals per hectare. On the rest of the estate, the vineyards are planted with vertical trellis, Guyot pruning and an average of 12 buds per plant.
Cultivated varieties
The estate has about 127 hectares, 93 of which are planted with vines. The Nero d’Avola vineyards cover 52 hectares, of which 5.5 are planted with bush-trained for the production of Duca Enrico. From 26 hectares of vineyards with espalier, comes Passo delle Mule and from 6 hectares of old vines is produced Triskelè.
2.5 hectares are devoted to Cabernet Franc from the Suolo project and 13 are, at last, the hectares cultivated with white varieties: 10 of Vermentino and 3 of Sauvignon Blanc.
NERO D'AVOLA EXPRESISONS
Duca di Salaparuta was the first winery in Sicily to believe in the potential of Nero d’Avola, enhancing its purity for the first time in 1984. In 40 years Duca Enrico has become an unquestioned Icon of Sicilian oenology, and Duca di Salaparuta’s expertise has given rise to other versions of this distinctive and polyhedral grape variety: Passo delle Mule and Triskelè.
The cru
Duca di Salaparuta, in the estate of Suor Marchesa, has dedicated 10% of its 127 hectares to international grape varieties. Through a zoning work, we have selected specific portions of vineyards within the estate. These include, two areas planted with Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc.
