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The nose expresses complexity and intense notes of ripe cherry, wild blackberry, black pepper, sweet liquorice. It has a fresh and soft taste, fine and harmonious, with well integrated tannins that make it particularly elegant and mineral on the palate
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CloseDeep ruby red wine. The nose expresses complexity and intense notes of ripe cherry, wild blackberry, black pepper, sweet liquorice. It has a fresh and soft taste, fine and harmonious, with well integrated tannins that make it particularly elegant and mineral on the palate
| Classification: | ETNA ROSSO DOC |
| Production Area: | Northern slope of Mt.Etna, Contrada Feudo di Mezzo |
| Climate: | High hills, with significant temperature variations between day and night |
| Soil: | Volcanic sand, deep, fertile and rich in microelements, with subacid reaction |
| Altitude: | 750 m.a.s.l. |
| Grape variety: | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Training system: | Alberello technique (free standing and ungrafted “little trees”), with a 1.1 x 1.1 m quincunx planting layout. Vineyard over one hundred years old, arranged on several terraces bordered by dry lava stone walls |
| Density of implantation: | 9000 stumps per hectare |
| Yield: | 5,5-6,0 tons/ha |
| Alcohol content: | 13,5% |
| Grape harvest: | handpicked with selection of the bunches |
| Vinification: | Manually harvested grapes are partially de-stemmed and fermented by the indigenous yeasts, with a long maceration of the wine with the skins. The wine is then aged for about 15 months in oak barrels, then it’s moved into a steel tank where it is decanted naturally and bottled without any clarification or filtration process |
| Ageing in the bottle: | at least 6 months |
| Estimated aging capacity: | at least 15 years |
| Tasting temperature: | 16-18°C |
