The Camaleonte (Chameleon) is - as the name suggests - a somewhat unusual rosé. In contrast to the usual practice, it is not a red variety that is briefly macerated, pressed and vinified, but rather wines that are already finished are cuvetised and blended into one big whole.
Fabio Ferracane uses all the wines from his programme for this: red and white, Catarratto and Grillo as well as Nero d'Avola and Merlot. The composition changes from year to year, so in some years it can be weightier in others more light-footed - whereby the idea is always to bring a wine into the bottle that should accompany as many occasions and dishes as possible and can be drunk with equal pleasure in winter and summer. He suggests a drinking temperature of 12-14°C.
Data sheet
Grape variety: Nero d'Avola, Merlot, Catarratto, Grillo
Vineyard: Situated at around 160 metres, predominantly limestone
Harvest: By hand, late harvest
Fermentation: Spontaneous | wild yeasts
Ageing: Six months in steel tanks
Filtration: No
SO₂: < 25mg/l
Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.
Closure: Natural cork
Drinking temperature: 12-14 °C
Perfect drinking maturity: From now - 2027
Content and price per litre: 0.75 l/(€22.37/l)
All the winegrowers listed on Vinonudo work with compost, organic fertiliser and natural preparations in their vineyards and do not use herbicides, pesticides or artificial fertilisers.
