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About This Wine:
Here's a wine from the jet-black volcanic soils of the north slope of Mount Etna in Sicily. It is made from 80% Nerello Mascalese and 20% Nerello Cappuccio, two indigenous Italian varieties with great complexity. Juicy, with lipsmacking acidity, this dark rose offers essences of blood orange, plums, cherry, and exotic spices. What a terrific barbecue wine for the Northern California summer.
Technical Data:Qualification: Etna Rosato.
Acknowledgment: DOC.
Production area: Contrada Galfina Valley, north-east of Etna, in the territory of Linguaglossa (CT).
Climate: hilly, characterized by extreme temperature changes between day and night.
Terrain: Volcanic loose, rich in minerals.
Altitude: 600-650 m
Vines: Nerello mascalese 100%.
Production yield: 45 q.li / ha.
Average age of vines: 40 years.
Vinification: maceration with fermentation temperature controller.
Color: bright pink.
Odour: fruity, intense and delicate.
Taste: velvety, well structured and harmonious.
Alcohol: 12.5 to 13.0% vol.
Food pairings: appetizers and first courses in general, cheese, fish dishes.
Ratings & Reviews
Wine Spectator Magazine (v. 2008):"Dense, fruity rosé, with raspberries and cream on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied, with a slightly dry but fruity finish. Drink now. 500 cases made." –JC (2009)
