Valdibella, Nero Musqué, Sicily, Italy (50cl)

Valdibella is a cooperative mixed farm which, as well as being organic and promoting environmental biodiversity, through the 'Jonathan' project reaches out to help disadvantaged members of the community. They now produce wine, wheat and pasta, almonds and oil, vegetables and legumes, grown on hillsides around Camporeale, 35km southwest of Palermo.

This wine is the product of a collaboration with another local producer who have some rare Red Muscat vines. To make this the grapes are left on the vine until very late in the year, where they raisin and become super-ripe. They are then hand harvested and taken to the Valdibella winery where they undergo a spontaneous, very slow fermentation which stops naturally where there is a lovely residual sweetness in the wine, lifted and prevented becoming cloying by Muscat's natural acidity and freshness. "Madly good" according to my tasting notes... 

Producer - Valdibella
Country - Italy
Region -  Sicily
Sub-Regoin - Camporeale
Variety / Blend - Red Muscat
Wine Style - Sweet Wine
Farming - Organic    
Vegan
50cl Bottle