Santagostino: the label that has made Firriato famous all over the world
SANTAGOSTINO BAGLIO SORìA
D.O.C Sicilia
Nero d’Avola, Syrah
The Baglio Sorìa Estate is home to one of Firriato’s oenological treasures—a quintessentially Sicilian red that has seduced wine lovers the world over with its pleasing complexity and its perfect balance between freshness and alcohol content. Rich in fruitiness and elegance it is a pioneering Sicilian blend of international and native grape varieties. The terroir in which it grows, its proximity to the coast, and the prevalence of clay and red marl in its soil contribute to creating climate and soil conditions that are unique in the agricultural setting of western Sicily. Santagostino Baglio Sorìa Rosso is the fruit of this uniqueness, remaining true to itself over more than thirty vintages. Harvest after harvest, it proves to be the emblematic symbol of Firriato’s oenological style with its impenetrable ruby red colour, releasing elegant nuances and velvety tannins in the glass.
The Baglio Sorìa Estate is home to one of Firriato’s oenological treasures—a quintessentially Sicilian red that has seduced wine lovers the world over with its pleasing complexity and its perfect balance between freshness and alcohol content. Rich in fruitiness and elegance it is a pioneering Sicilian blend of international and native grape varieties.
- Appellation: D.O.C Sicilia
- Vine: Nero d’Avola, Syrah
- Terroir: hilly
- Soil: calcareous-clayey
- Exposure: soth, south-west (200 mt. a.s.l)
Production Area
Baglio Sorìa
The land of the historic Baglio Sorìa Estate is characterised by the constant humidity of its subsoil which prevents the vines from suffering water stress, even during the driest of years.
Santagostino Baglio Sorìa
Firriato’s iconic wine
With more than thirty years of production behind it, Santagostino Rosso, a blend of Nero d’Avola and Syrah, is one Siciliian red that has met with great success on both a national and international stage for winemaking and producing. The Sicilian Nero d’Avola and the international Syrah are grown in the Baglio Sorìa estate, where soils are mainly composed of red marlstones.
SANTAGOSTINO BAGLIO SORìA ROSSO
The characteristics of vintages
2016
One of the best vintages that Sicily has ever had together with 2014, characterized by a balanced and gradual climatic trend. Winter characterized by low rainfall followed by a spring season which began with cool temperatures, even during flowering; some precipitations occurred in the months of May and June.
2015
In the Trapani countryside estate , the climatic trend was particularly favorable in spring and summer. The wine year was characterized by a rainy winter and a dry and moderately breezy spring.
2014
Excellent year for Sicily. Persistent rainfall continued until the spring season, delaying the vegetative cycle of the plants. After a cool spring, the summer was characterized by a dry climate followed by a mild autumn with little rain.
2013
The vintage revealed fruity both at quantity and quality level. We achieved very interesting wines. The grape harvest lasted until the las week of September because of climate conditions. The grape harvest had been characterized by slowness and this allowed grapes gradually mature.
2012
The growth cycle of the grape, in the period of flowering and fruit set, had a normal course. There weren’t any anomalies during the phases of veraison and ripening. The harvest, for precocious white varieties, started earlier than the previous campaign. Lucifer, Charon and the other African anticyclones this summer have been a godsend for the harvest “an exceptional year in terms of quality.”
2011
The rainfall this year was lower compared to average rainfall values for Sicily and mainly occurred during the spring. The cool temperatures and scarce rainfall had a significant effect on the harvest, which began between the first and middle third of September, with a slightly lower yield of grapes. Although the yield was slightly lower than usual, the fruit was ripe and developed an excellent flavour thanks to the considerable differences in temperature between day and night that were seen from the second half of August.
SANTAGOSTINO BAGLIO SORìA ROSSO
Awards
2015
James Suckling: 92 pts
2014
James Suckling: 92 pts
Wine International Report: 93 pts
Robert Parker: 91 pts
2013
Wine International Report: 92 pts
James Suckling: 91 pts
Wine Spectator: 89 pts
2012
The Tasting Panel Magazine: 91 pts
James Suckling: 92 pts
Gambero Rosso: 3 bred glasses + 3 green glasses
Luigi Veronelli: 3 red stars
Guida ai vini-Giornale di Sicilia: 5 stars
2011
Gambero Rosso: 3 red glasses
Luigi Veronelli: 3 red glasses
Bibenda: 3red clusters
Wine Spectator: 91 pts
2008
Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani: 91 pts
Bibenda: 4 clusters
2007
Luigi Veronelli: 3 red stars
2006
The top 100 of 2008 – Wine Spectator: 91/100 – range .50
Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition: Gloden Medal
Wine Spectator :91 pts
2005
Gambero Rosso: 3 red glasses
2004
Gambero Rosso: 2 red glasses
2003
Gambero Rosso : 2 red glasses
Paired with
Revisited Caponata
After washing and drying the aubergines, bake them in the oven. Once cooked, scoop the pulp out of the peel with a spoon, marinate it with oil, salt and mint and put it in a colander under pressure for a couple of hours. Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the onion, then peel and cut the celery into slices. Then toast the almonds for a few minutes on a hot pan.
