2019 COS Contrada Nero D'Avola balance and “Das ganze ding

balance and “Das ganze ding muss klingen – The whole thing must be sound” are at the center of their philosophy

and spice notes

but the wines are stunning

with a hint of citrus zest

with a clean

2019 COS Contrada Nero D'Avola balance and “Das ganze dingThe Contrada bottling of Nero d'Avola is sourced from some of their oldest parcels from the Bastonaca area of Vittoria. Giusto Occhipinti of COS is a benchmark producer in the Vittoria appellation of Sicily, and certainly one of the most important, influential, producers in all of Sicily if not Italy as a whole. The winery was founded in 1980 by three friends, Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti, and Cirino Strano. The initials of their last names