Etna Rosso Contrada Diciassettesalme Cottanera
Etna Rosso DOC Contrada Diciassettesalme - Cottanera
Etna Rosso Contrada Diciassettesalme is one of the crus of the Cottanera winery. Produced in Castiglione di Sicilia in the vineyards of the Diciassettesalme district, from 100% native Nerello Mascalese grapes, it is a red wine of great structure and complexity, with a rich bouquet in fruity, herbaceous and mineral notes and with a slightly balsamic finish.
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Among the cru wines of Etna we offer you Contrada Diciassettesalme from the Cottanera winery. The lava-clayey terroir gives this Nerello Mascalese dense and ripe tannins that make it elegant and complex.
Classification: Etna Rosso DOC
Grape variety: 100% Nerello Mascalese
Production area: Contrada Diciassettesalme in the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia
Altitude: 750 m asl
Soil: lava-alluvial
Training system: espalier
Average age of vines: 16 years
Vine density: 5700 plants/ha
Yield: 70 quintals/ha
Harvest: manual with small crates, first ten days of October
Vinification: gentle destemming and maceration with skin contact at controlled temperature of 28°C for about 3 weeks
Fermentation: at controlled temperature of 27°C with constant pumping of must over grapes and wine-pressing. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels
Aging: 9 months in French oak barrels
Alcohol content: 14% vol
Colour: intense ruby red
Nose: scents of mixed berries turn softly into herbal notes, such as mauve, thyme and juniper all intertwined to mineral sensations
Palate: very full, the tannins are perfectly balanced and the finish is long and delicately balsamic
Pairings: mushroom-based dishes, first courses with white meat sauces such as pappardelle with rabbit ragout, roast beef and semi-mature cheeses
Produced and bottled by Cottanera S.r.l. - Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy
- Grapes
- Nerello mascalese
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Etna Rosso DOC
- Alcohol level
- 13.5%
