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