GRAPE VARIETY: Nerello Mascalese
AREA OF PRODUCTION: Castiglione di Sicilia, northern slopes of mount Etna
GROWING SISTEM: Counter-espalier
PRUNING SYSTEM: Cordon pruned and tied-up vine
YIELD PER HECTARE: 70 quintals
HARVEST PERIOD: 2th and 3th dacade of October
VINIFICATION SYSTEM: The grapes are harvested manually in small crates and are quickly taken to the cellar and subjected to a manual selection on a belt. Destemmed and lightly pressed, they arrive in the press where they are softly pressed. The must obtained is cold clarified and left to ferment at a temperature of 15/16°C. After fermentation, the wine obtained rests on the fine lees for about three months.
AGING: 3 months in steel and 2 months in the bottle.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Cherry color tending to antique pink, surprisingly fruity; reminiscent of white mulberries, yellow melon and small berries. In the mouth it is full, persistent, fresh, with a mineral note that gives us hope for a long life. These characteristics make this wine important and surprisingly responsive to the grape variety and the territory of origin.