Croceferro Etna Rosso Alessandro Di Camporeale

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)

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

Bottled for Generation Alessandro - Linguaglossa (CT) - from CT / 7678