2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 15.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Nerello Mascalese
Classification IGP Terre Siciliane
Region Etna Rosso
Soil Deep volcanic soil comprising basalt, Lava and sand
Elevation 730.0 meters
Orientation North
Sites Contrada Campo Re, Randazzo
Fermentation Vessels Fiberglass tanks, 15–25 hL
Pressing Method Pneumatic Horizontal Press
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 50 days
Unfined Yes
Production Volume 2,000 bottles
Bottles2,000
Production Details The wine matured for 18 months in 15–25 hL fiberglass tanks, was bottled without fining and with light filtration, and then rested for another 18 months in bottle before release. The producer describes the maturation vessels as neutral epoxy tanks of 1,500–2,500 L and specifies 5-micron PP-cartridge filtration.
2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Nerello Mascalese
Classification IGP Terre Siciliane
Region Etna Rosso
Soil Deep volcanic soil comprising basalt, Lava and sand
Elevation 730.0 meters
Orientation North
Sites Contrada Campo Re, Randazzo
Fermentation Vessels Fiberglass tanks, 15–25 hL
Pressing Method Pneumatic Horizontal Press
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 50 days
Unfined Yes
Production Volume 2,000 bottles
Bottles2,000
Production Details The wine matured for 18 months in 15–25 hL fiberglass tanks, was bottled without fining and with light filtration, and then rested for another 18 months in bottle before release. The producer describes the maturation vessels as neutral epoxy tanks of 1,500–2,500 L and specifies 5-micron PP-cartridge filtration.
2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 15.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Nerello Mascalese
Classification IGP Terre Siciliane
Region Etna Rosso
Soil Deep volcanic soil comprising basalt, Lava and sand
Elevation 730.0 meters
Orientation North
Sites Contrada Campo Re, Randazzo
Fermentation Vessels Fiberglass tanks, 15–25 hL
Pressing Method Pneumatic Horizontal Press
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 50 days
Unfined Yes
Production Details The wine matured for 18 months in 15–25 hL fiberglass tanks, was bottled without fining and with light filtration, and then rested for another 18 months in bottle before release. The producer describes the maturation vessels as neutral epoxy tanks of 1,500–2,500 L and specifies 5-micron PP-cartridge filtration. The importer lists conditional SO2 addition at 5–30 mg/L, organic but uncertified farming, and approximately 70-year-old vines that are partly ungrafted.
Producer Information
Website
Address
Via Nazionale, 297 (frazione Solicchiata), IT-95012 Castiglione di Sicilia (CT), Etna Nord, Sicilia, Italy
Email
Owner
Frank Cornelissen
Cellarmaster
Frank Cornelissen