ETNA ROSSO RISERVA
The term “’Saeculare” recalls the Latin concept of “saculum,” which does not exactly correspond time necessary for our “century.” Instead, it denoted the period of la complete replacement human population. of This concept is reflected in the old Etnean vineyards, as each vineyard resembles more like a city, with old, young and newborn next to each other. representing the diversity of the old Our “Saeculare” takes inspiration from this idea, Etnean vineyards, where new generations of vines mingle with the old.
VINES:
Nerello Mascalese (80%), Nerello Cappuccio, Alicante
VINEYARD:
Contrada Feudo di Mezzo, Castiglione di Sicilia, northern slope of Etna
TYPE OF CULTIVATION:
Alberello, 8,500 plants per hectare
VINEYARD AGE:
Up to 250 years old
ALTITUDE:
600 m asl
SOIL TYPE:
Sandy, volcanic, very mineral-rich, subacid-reacting.
VINIFICATION:
The grapes are harvested by hand, the first half of October with careful sorting and placed in low crates to be brought intact to the winery, where they are destemmed (80%) and crushed. Maceration continues for 12 days in special steel tanks. After racking, the wine is put into 500-liter tonneaux where malolactic fermentation takes place. Aging: about 24 months in used tonneaux. Aging: at least 24 months in bottle.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Color: ruby red. Smell: ethereal, intense, ripe fruit, tobacco. Aromas: elegant, harmonious, remarkably persistent on the palate, rightly tannic.
BOTTLES PRODUCED:
about 3,000
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