Contrada S 2019 Passopisciaro

Let yourself be inebriated by a glass of Contrada S 2019 red wine by Passopisciaro. Contrada S, Sciaranuova, was formed with the casting just 200 years ago and in fact Sciaranuova means "new casting". The red wine obtained from this terroir is deep, with a broad complexion, with a note of fermented hay.

Denomination: IGT Terre Siciliane

Grapes variety: Nerello Mascalese 100%

Production area: Mount Etna, north side, Sicily

Altitude: 850 m asl

Soil: clay

Age of the vineyard: 90 years

Plant density: 8000 plants per hectare

Yield per hectare: 30 quintals of grapes

Harvest period: 21st 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 of April 2021

Production: 2790 bottles

Bottled by the winemaker Vini Franchetti Srl in its cellar in Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy