DOC AlcamoCertified OrganicFrench Oak
Jocu Nero d’Avola
DOC Alcamo · Organic Wine
An organic red wine from hand-harvested Nero d’Avola grapes. A wine of decisive yet balanced character, telling the story of Sicily through its warm, enveloping notes. Jocu is a tribute to old traditions, to a slow, simple and genuine way of life.
12.5%Alcohol
OakAgeing
2024Vintage
2002Planted
Tasting Notes
On the Nose
Ripe red fruits, subtle spice and Mediterranean scrubland aromas.
On the Palate
Full, smooth and well-balanced, with round tannins and a pleasing persistence recalling fruit and liquorice.
Technical Sheet
| Vineyard | Cozzo Amodeo, Gibellina TP · 250 m a.s.l. |
| Grape variety | Nero d’Avola |
| Certification | Organic, Suolo e Salute |
| Soil | Clay, medium texture |
| Training | Trellis, Guyot pruning |
| Year planted | 2002 |
| Treatments | Sulphur only |
| Fertilisers | None — spring green manure |
| Harvest | Manual, bunch selection |
| Harvest period | Third week of August |
| Pressing | Destemming, skin maceration |
| Fermentation | 18 days at 25°C |
| Ageing | 14 months steel + 4 months French oak |
| Alcohol | 12.5% vol |
Food Pairing
Grilled red meatsRoast lambAged cheesesPasta alla NormaSicilian cured meats
“The Nero d’Avola from Cozzo Amodeo grows on deep clay soils. It produces a warm, enveloping wine with a structure that rewards patience.”
— Giuseppe, Winemaker
2015Founded
20 haVineyards
BioCertified
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