Description
APPEARANCE
Red-purple color
NOSE
Hints of red fruits and spices
PALATE
The taste is enveloping and fresh, with
elegant tannins and
a good gustative persistence
FOOD PAIRING
Excellent with pasta, white meats
and elaborate seafood courses
TYPE
Dry red wine
CLASSIFICATION
IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso
PRODUCTION AREA
Lipari Island (Aeolian Islands, Sicily)
CLIMATE
Temperate, warm, Mediterranean, with great temperature
changes throughout the day. Windy
SOIL
Sandy, volcanic, deep, fertile and rich in microelements
ALTITUDE
350 m.a.s.l.
GRAPE VARIETY
Corinto nero, Nero d’Avola e Alicante
TRAINING SYSTEM
Alberello technique (free standing “little tree”)
DENSITY OF IMPLANTATION
7000 stumps per hectare
ALCOHOL CONTENT
12,5%
GRAPE HARVEST
Handpicked with selection of the bunches
VINIFICATION
The de-stemmed grapes are fermented by the yeasts naturally
present on the grapes. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation
the wine is decanted into steel containers where it refines and
carries out the malolactic fermentation. Aging always takes place
in steel for about 1 year. The wine is not subjected to any clarification,
but just static decanting before bottling
AGING IN THE BOTTLE
At least 4 months
ESTIMATED AGING CAPACITY
At least 5 years
TASTING TEMPERATURE
15-16°C
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