Aldo Viola Plus 19 aged made from 65-year-old bush-trained Vernatxa

made from 65-year-old bush-trained Vernatxa Gris (Grenache Gris) - one of the rarest grapes in Terra Alta - from a single vineyard called 'Lo Mas del Surdo' on petrified sand-dune (panal) soils at 450m

thyme and a hint of sour apple

forest berries

single-vineyard

Antichi Vigneti Manca is run by sisters Alessia and Noemi Manca ('li sureddi'

Aldo Viola Plus 19 aged made from 65-year-old bush-trained VernatxaA pure Syrah from Aldo Viola's vineyards on the Feudo Guarini hill near Trapani, where vines grow at around 300m altitude in a wind exposed site that limits the need for vineyard treatments. Plus is one of Aldo's more structured reds, vinified with minimal intervention and organic biodynamic influenced farming. Deep ruby violet colour, dark fruit and Mediterranean herb aromatics, with a warm, generous palate balanced by fine tannins. Reflects Aldo's