Contrada Rampante 2020 Etna DOC - Tasca d'Almerita Tenuta Tascante

Contrada Rampante, from Nerello Mascalese grapes, a very full-bodied but at the same time elegant wine

HISTORY

This Sicilian red wine takes its name from the Contrada in which the cellar where it was born is located, the Contrada Rampante.

This is where Tenuta Tascante was born, where the Nerello Mascalese plants, thanks to favorable sun exposure, are highly robust.

The vinification of these red wines takes place in steel, while the refinement takes place in Slavonian oak barrels.

On the nose this wine presents some timid notes of fruit which give way to more earthy, very well accentuated notes of undergrowth.

On the palate it is very rich, full-bodied and tasty, with very intense tannins. The almost caloric sensation on the finish is pleasant.

PRIZES

2019 Robert Parker 95/100

2019 Gambero Rosso THREE GLASSES

2019 James Suckling 94/100

2019 Wine Enthusiast 94/100

2019 Vinous 93/100

2019 Doctor Wine 93/100

DATA SHEET

Grape varieties: Nerello Mascalese

Denomination: Rosso Etna DOC

Wine-growing area: Northern side of the Etna volcano – Contrada Rampante, Castiglione di Sicilia – Catania – Sicily

Terrain: formation of volcanic origin of different lithological characterization, but of the same time period (between 15,000 and 4,000 years)

Year of planting: 2000

Altitude: 740 m above sea level

Exposure of the vineyards: North East-South West

Training system: espalier

Type of pruning: spurred cordon

Stock density per ha: 5,000

Yield quintals of grapes per hectare: 67 quintals

Harvest period: 19 October 2019

Seasonal trend: low temperatures until late spring, with good rainfall. From the month of June, temperatures increased and continued throughout the summer. Good rainfall in August. Slow maturation of Nerello and excellent harvest conditions.

Fermentation: traditional in red

Fermentation temperature: 25-30°

Fermentation duration: 8 days

Malolactic fermentation: completely carried out

Aging: in 25 hl Slavonian oak barrels for 12 months

Alcohol content: 13.5% Vol.

Analytical data of the wine: pH 3.34 – AT 6.50 g/l – ZR 0.63 g/l – ET 25.9 g/l

Contains sulfites