Centopassi Giato Rosso 2025

Centopassi Giato Rosso 2025

Centopassi’s grapes come from various vineyards in the high Belice Corleonese Plateau, near the town of Corleone, south of Palermo. ‘Giato’ is the name of the area around the ancient Greek theatre on Mount Jato. While Nero D’Avola is grown all over Sicily, Perricone is a specialty of the North-western corner.

‘Giato’ is the name of the area around the ancient Greek theatre on Mount Jato, and this wine is the everyday bottlings from Centopassi. It is dry, very well made, and delicious, very different in style and quality from most of the commercial examples from this area.

‘I Cento Passi,’ the Hundred Steps, is an anti-Mafia film made in 2000, and Centopassi wines are grown in vineyards confiscated from convicted Mafiosi, some of them notorious (such as Salvatore ’Toto’ Riina). In other words the mere existence of this estate is a renunciation of the Mafia, and of the terrible effect that the Mafia has had on the people of Sicily for generations.

We are proud to support Centopassi and Libera Terra, the organization behind it.

Region: Sicily, Italy

Appellation: Sicilia DOC

Grapes: Nero D’Avola (70%), Perricone (30%)

Farming: Certified organic

Age of Vines: Planted in 2004

Maceration & Fermentation: Eight days maceration, controlled low temperature fermentation in stainless steel using indigenous yeasts

Aging: Aged in stainless steel for six months

Production: 40,000 bottles annually