Contrada P 2020 Passopisciaro
Let yourself be conquered by a glass of Sicilian red wine, produced on the slopes of Etna. Choose Franchetti's Nerello Mascalese Contrada P 2020 and you will discover a particularly rich and luxurious Sicilian red wine from Passopisciaro. Contrada P, Porcaria, is located at 650 m asl and is one of the most desired Etna terroirs precisely for the production of extraordinary wines.
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Contrada Porcaria or simply Contrada P of Passopisciaro is a red wine produced in Castiglione di Sicilia by Franchetti, one of the first winemakers to believe and invest in the extraordinary terroir of Etna. Contrada P is a full-bodied, intense and juicy wine. Rich and luxurious, it changes scents constantly and has an exotic body and an echo of burnt sugar.
Denomination: IGT Terre Siciliane
Grapes variety: Nerello Mascalese 100%
Production area: Mount Etna, north side, Sicily
Altitude: 650 m asl
Terrain: thin layer of lava that crumbles under the feet
Age of the vineyard: 90 years
Plant density: 8000 plants per hectare
Yield per hectare: 45 quintals of grapes
Harvest period: 19th October
Grape harvest: Manual selection
Fertilization: None
Treatments: Clays, propolis, grapefruit seed extracts, copper and sulfur
Vinification: Steel tanks for about 15 days
Aging: 18 months in large wooden barrels
Bottling: Waning Moon April 2022
Alcohol content: 15% vol
Colour: bright ruby red
Nose: rich and varied bouquet. The fruity notes of ripe red fruits, citrus and floral intertwine with spicy and balsamic aromas
Palate: rich, balanced, with great structure, with subtle tannins. The finish is persistent and mineral
Pairings: ideal with first and second courses of meat, aged cheeses
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
Production: 3950 bottles
Bottled by the winemaker Vini Franchetti Srl in its cellar in Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy
- Alcohol level
- 15%
- Grapes
- Nerello mascalese
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Terre Siciliane IGT
