Etna Rosato DOC 2018 “Contrada Pietralunga”
Etna Rosato DOC 2018 “Contrada Pietralunga”
€19,50
From Nerello Mascalese, maceration in grape skins for 3 hours, natural yeast fermentation and refining process in steel barrels. With a rich fragrance followed by an intense pleasant flavour of red fruit. We have decided to make a more complex and full bodied wine which can be served with important dishes offerring more than other popular rosè wines.
- Bottle size: 750ml
- Annual production: 1600 bottles
- Vintage: 2018
- Production area: Contrada Pietralunga, Zafferana Etnea
- Exposure: East – SouthEast
- Elevation: 600m asl
- Varietal: Nerello Mascalese 100%
- Plants: Alberello, 8000 per hectare
- Average age of vines: 70 years
- Vinification: Destemming and light crushing of the grapes
- Fermentation: starting with a “pied-de-cuve” using only indigenous yeasts
- Aging: in stainless steel tank for 10 months
- Alcohol: 13%
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