Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso DOC, 750ml, Sicily, Italy

The Wine
Made from very fine Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio from low yielding vineyards (35 Hl. Per hectar), both young and old.The grapes are macerated until the end of fermentation. The wine then continues its life in wood until bottled roughly one year after harvest. Even young it is a distinguished wine. Fresh, fragrant, beautifully slender and with a fine grip, it has a natural polish, a stage presence, as it were. And, in aging, as its weave gathers into rich complexity, it is a wine for gentlemen. It is an aristocratically liberal wine: enjoy it with whatever food you wish, as long as its properly cooked.
Vineyard & Winemaking
First released vintage: 2005
Production area: townships of Randazzo and Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)
Varietals of grapes: 98% Nerello mascalese, 2% Nerello cappuccio
Extension of the vineyard: produced from the young vines in all the vineyards of the estate
Yield per hectare: 5-6 tons/ha
Characteristics of the soil: volcanic soil
Exposure: northern slope of Mount Etna, from 600 up to 1000 meters a.s.l.
Average age of the vines: between 5 and 50 years old
Type of cultivation: en goblet, modified en goblet
Harvest: first and second decade of October
Vinification: temperature controlled fermentation (25-28° C)
Aging: spontaneous malolactic fermentation and aging in large French oak barrels (10-30 hl). Bottling after 14-16 months of wood aging and 1 month in steel.
Tasting notes
Colour: ruby red
Nose: ripe fruits and sweet spices
Flavour: fresh, fine balanced and rich, very elegant
The Estate
The estate is located on the northern slopes of Etna, within the hilly belt that extends between Solicchiata and Randazzo, historically the area historically recognized as the finest in the appellation for fine red wines. The estate consists of approximately 45 hectares divided into 29 plots and in nine Contradas (crus).