Etna Rosè DOC 2020 - Terre Nere

ETNA ROSE' DOC 2020 - TERRE NERE

What the company tries to produce is not a common rosé wine, but the perfect combination of the elegance and body of a white and the grit and soul of a red.

A joyful but never frivolous wine made from Nerello Mascalese grapes.

Very versatile, it goes very well with fish, poultry, soups, pasta, ham and melon, salami and figs or even simply with bread, olives and cheese.

Denomination: Etna Rosato D.O.C.

First vintage produced: 2006

Production area: municipalities of Randazzo and Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)

Variety of grapes: 100% Nerello mascalese

Vineyard area: produced by all the company's vineyards

Yield per hectare: 6 tons / ha

Soil characteristics: volcanic

Exposure: north side of Etna, from 600 to 900 meters above sea level

Age of the vines: 25-60 years

Training system: espalier sapling

Harvest period: first ten days of October

Vinification: white vinification with soft pressing, cold static decantation,

alcoholic fermentation in steel at controlled temperature (13-15 ° C)

Aging: bottled when ready

Appearance: onion skin pink

Bouquet: typically fruity of cherry and ripe strawberry

Taste: harmonious, with a pleasant acidity

Pairings: cooked fish appetizers, fish first courses, vegetable first courses

Recommended serving temperature: 8-10 ° C

Alcoholic degree: 13%

Annual production: 33,000 bottles (0.75 l)