Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2020 / 750ml | ≈ $106.70Original €95.00≈ £79.30 | shop.tascadalmerita.it ↗ |
2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 0.5 g/L
pH 3.69
Total Acidity 6.69 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Nerello Mascalese
Classification Etna DOC Rosso
Region Etna Rosso
Soil Volcanic formations dating from approximately 40, 000 to 4, 000 years ago
Elevation 730.0 meters
Slope 8.5°
Orientation North-South
Grapes Picked 20 Oct 2020
Vine Age Vineyard planted in 1961
Oak Types Slavonian oak; French oak
Barrel Size 12 hL Slavonian oak barrels; 300 L French oak barrels
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details The vineyard is espalier-trained and spur-pruned, at 4,160 vines/ha. The English technical sheet reports a grape yield of 68 quintals/ha, while the producer’s 2020 wine page reports 62 quintals/ha; the conflict is unresolved and neither figure is converted to hL/ha. Traditional red fermentation lasted 8 days at 25–30°C. The technical sheet states maturation for 12 months in 12 hL Slavonian oak barrels; the producer page additionally states that 30% matured for 12 months in 300 L third-passage French oak barrels. Finished-wine total extract was 27.1 g/L.
Vintages
2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 0.65 g/L
pH 3.26
Total Acidity 6.6 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Nerello Mascalese
Classification Etna DOC Rosso
Region Etna Rosso
Soil Volcanic formations dating from approximately 40, 000 to 4, 000 years ago
Elevation 730.0 meters
Slope 8.5°
Orientation North-South
Grapes Picked 23 Oct 2019
Vine Age Vineyard planted in 1961
Oak Types Slavonian oak; French oak
Barrel Size 12 hL Slavonian oak barrels; 300 L French oak barrels
Production Details The vineyard is espalier-trained and spur-pruned, at 4,160 vines/ha, with a reported grape yield of 68 quintals/ha. Traditional red fermentation lasted 8 days at 25–30°C. Maturation lasted 12 months in 12 hL Slavonian oak barrels, with 30% in 300 L third-passage French oak barrels for 12 months. Finished-wine total extract was 26 g/L.
Sources: cdn.tascadalmerita.it ↗ · Compare this vintage
Shop prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
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| Wine-SearcherLWIN 2104885 | — | — | wine-searcher.com ↗ |