Tenuta di Castellaro L’ottava Isola 2018 Etna Rosso
GASTRONOMIC PAIRINGS
First courses elaborated with ragù, meats, game and aged cheeses
QUALIFICATION
Dry red
NAME
Etna Rosso DOC
PRODUCTION AREA
Passopisciaro (near Feudo di Mezzo) north side of Etna
CLIMATE
Mediterranean with a strong mountain influence, characterized by significant temperature variations between day and night.
GROUND
Sandy, volcanic, rich in minerals and with a sub-acid reaction
ALTITUDE
700 mt. s.l.m.
VINES
Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio
TRAINING SYSTEM
Sapling
STUMPS PER HECTARE
7000
ALCOHOL CONTENT
13.5%
HARVEST
Manual with selection of the grapes during the harvest.
VINIFICATION
The de-stemmed grapes are fermented by the yeasts naturally present on the grapes, with long maceration of the wine with the skins. Racking and racking of the wine into new and used French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation. After about a year, it is transferred to a steel tank. No clarification, only static decanting before bottling.
REFINING IN THE BOTTLE
At least 4 months
ESTIMATED AGING CAPACITY
Minimum 5 years
SERVICE TEMPERATURE
15-16 ° C
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