Contrada Rampante is a Sicilian red wine that comes from Nerello Mascalese grapes located in the district from which this bottle takes its name, Contrada Rampante.
Its grapes grow inside the Tenuta Tascante. It is a red wine that is vinified in steel and aged in oak barrels.
The sensation that this red wine brings to the nose is a timid fruit note accompanied by stronger, earthy, undergrowth notes.
On the palate it is very full-bodied, savory and has very intense tannins. Almost warm sensation on the finish.
Vintage: 2020
€72.40 al lt
Contains: 0,75 Lt (€65.28 / Lt)
Tax includedHISTORY
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
Data sheet
Contrada Rampante is a Sicilian red wine that comes from Nerello Mascalese grapes located in the district from which this bottle takes its name, Contrada Rampante.
Its grapes grow inside the Tenuta Tascante. It is a red wine that is vinified in steel and aged in oak barrels.
The sensation that this red wine brings to the nose is a timid fruit note accompanied by stronger, earthy, undergrowth notes.
On the palate it is very full-bodied, savory and has very intense tannins. Almost warm sensation on the finish.
Vintage: 2020
