- Denomination: Etna Rosso DOC
- Variety: Nerello Mascalese 100%
- Type of soil: volcanic sand with a good presence of red pumice
- Altitude: 640 metres above sea level
- Year of planting: 2016
- Production area: North-East side, municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia in Contrada Piano Filici
- Training system: espalier trained with spurred cordon
- Density of vines: 5.600
- Yield per hectare: 60 quintals
- Harvest period: second ten days of October
- Crushing: grapes harvested manually in small boxes in the early hours of the morning. Destemmed and softly pressed
- Alcoholic fermentation: about 12 days in steel truncated cone vats with daily cap breakages carried out by punching down
- Ageing: 12 months in French oak tonneaux, 30% of the mass refines in steel tanks
- Ageing in bottle: at least 6 months at a constant temperature (18°C)
Organoleptic characteristics
- Colour: light and bright ruby red
- Aroma: elegant floral notes of geranium and rosehip intermingle with delicate hints of strawberry and pomegranate, with a final nuance that recalls pleasant brackish notes
- Taste: the well-balanced sip alternates vibrant sensations with softer perceptions, giving the palate a sense of ethereal lightness enlivened by a finish that brings back juicy pomegranate notes