{"product_id":"calcareus-nero-davola-gueli-sicily-natural-wine","title":"Calcareus Nero d'Avola 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalcareus is 100% Nero d'Avola sourced from the Scintilia locality in Grotte, province of Agrigento, at 450-550 meters above sea level. The vineyard sits on limestone-clayey dark soils — the name Calcareus references this calcium-rich, stony ground directly. Vines were planted in 2000 and are trained using the local Tendone pergola structure. The appellation is Terre Siciliane IGT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFermentation and maceration run together for 40 days in open 2000 kg concrete vats at 28-30°C, with manual punch-downs and native yeasts only. No additions, no fining, no filtration. After fermentation the wine ages 24-30 months in 220-liter used oak barrels, then spends another 6 months in bottle before release. Total sulfur dioxide is 6-15 mg\/l with zero added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the nose: ripe cherry, balsamic herbs, black pepper, and a lifted medicinal quality. The palate is full-bodied with tart cherry acidity and fine, fresh tannins. Compared to the estate's Erbatino (from chalky talc-like soils), Calcareus is the more robust and rounded of the two cuvees, with greater weight coming from the limestone-clay terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGueli farms organically. Only organic fertilizers and green manures are used in the vineyards, with weeds managed mechanically. The vines are field-grafted directly onto wild rootstock cuttings taken from selected healthy vineyards, resulting in a non-clonal plant system of diverse biotypes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gueli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36735804276888,"sku":"GUELCALC","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/gueli-calcareus-sicily-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186855","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/calcareus-nero-davola-gueli-sicily-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}