Santo Spirito 2018 Etna Red Wine DOC Premier Cru - Terre Nere

SANTO SPIRITO 2018 ETNA ROSSO DOC PREMIER CRU

A place of extraordinary beauty, Santo Spirito, with large and serene terraces that flow gently downstream. Deep and rich soils that flaunt sumptuous grass, vigorous vines that display their nourished abundance.

From grapes of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio, Santo Spirito is a sensual and succulent wine, always seductive, with an almost fleshy bouquet and a rich and enveloping palate, but always pure and balanced.

Very refined but also tender. At the same time generous and vulnerable.

It goes well with game dishes, soups, noble poultry and pork.

Denomination: Santo Spirito Etna Rosso D.O.C.

First vintage produced: 2007

Production area: Santo Spirito district, municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)

Grape Variety: 98% Nerello Mascalese, 2% Nerello Cappuccino

Vineyard area: 11 ha

Yield per hectare: 6 tons / ha

Soil characteristics: volcanic, deep, mostly volcanic ash, very loose and dark, almost no skeleton

Exposure: north side of Etna at 700-750 meters above sea level

Average age of the vines: from 40 to 100 years

Breeding: traditional Etna tree with single stake

Harvest period: second ten days of October

Vinification: alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature (28-30 ° C)

Aging: spontaneous malolactic fermentation and aging in barriques, tonneaux and cask
large (10-30 hl) of French oak (20% new wood).

Bottling after 16-18 months of aging in wood and 1 month of aging
in steel

Appearance: intense ruby

Bouquet: intense, complex, very feminine and floral

Taste: ample, velvety and long creamy

Pairings: Meats, aged cheeses

Recommended serving temperature: 18-20 ° C

Alcoholic degree: 14.5%

Annual production: 13,300 bottles (0.75 l)