PIETRADOLCE ARCHINERI - ETNA RED WINE 2018

PIETRADOLCE ARCHINERI ETNA RED WINE 2018

The Etna Rosso "Archineri" expresses an elegant pure Nerello Mascalese, thanks also to the place where its vines are born.

A wonderful village near Etna, which thanks to its microclimate, dry in summer and covered with snow in winter, helps to give this wine a fresh profile, but at the same time deep and very intense.

"Archineri" comes from old vines, about 80-90 years of age, in pre-phyloxxera saplings.

It is harvested in mid-October and the grapes, harvested manually, are then softly pressed, before being left to macerate for 18 days. After which it is left for 14 months in French oak tonneaux.

This red "Archineri" is the most classic of Cantina Pietradolce style expressions, a winery that has the philosophy of interpreting its wonderful territory in the most sincere way possible, to enhance its peculiarities and its immense beauties in an even more marked way.

In the glass this wine has an intense ruby ​​color, the bouquet is instead very intense, complex and articulated with notes of myrtle and red fruits.

Furthermore, it is perfect to combine with strong flavours, such as a good aged cheese, or stewed red meat, or a simple pasta with meat sauce.

DATA SHEET

Colour: bright ruby ​​red

Bouquet: Intense, complex and articulated, of myrtle, red fruits, wet earth and aromatic herbs

Taste: Full-bodied, energetic and structured, with vibrant freshness and minerality, with very subtle tannins

Classification: Denomination of Controlled Origin

Production area: Contrada Rampante, Solicchiata, North side of Etna

Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese

Soil: Sndy loam

Training system: 80-90 years old pre-phylloxera sapling

Harvest: Second ten days of October

Vinification: Manual harvesting of the grapes, soft pressing. Maceration in contact with the skins for 18 days

Refinment: 14 months in French oak tonneaux. Natural malolactic fermentation.