Quota 1000 Contrada Barbabecchi
Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese (100%)Source of fruit: the Barbabecchi ungrafted vineyard on thenorth-eastern slopes of Etna in Passopisciaro, Castiglionedi Sicilia, Province of CataniaAltitude: 1,000 metres above sea levelYield: 10 hectolitres per hectareFermentation: classic red fermentation in vertical wooden‘tini’ (conical in shape), with long maceration on the skinMaturation: 24 months in oak barrels, Malolacticfermentation occurred naturally
Etna Rosso DOC Arcurìa
Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese (100%)Source of fruit: the Arcurìa vineyard on the north-easternslopes of Etna in Passopisciaro, Castiglione di Sicilia,Province of CataniaAltitude: between 600 and nearly 700 metres above sea levelYield: 30 hectolitres per hectare – 3 or 4 bunches per vine.Fermentation: classic red fermentation in vertical wooden‘tini’ (conical in shape), with long maceration on […]
Etna Rosso DOC
Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese (100%)Source of fruit: on the north-eastern slopes of Etna inPassopisciaro – Castiglione di Sicilia, Province of Catania.Altitude: between 600 and nearly 700 metres above sea levelSoil types: dark brown in colour, volcanic in origin, well-drained– almost sandy in some parts, neutral pH, not calcareous,mostly very rich in iron and nitrogen.Yield: 40 […]
