Etna Rosso Graci

Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese
Denomination: Etna Rosso DOC
Grapes origin: North East side of Etna, Passopisciaro, Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)
Altitude: between 600 and 700 meters above sea level
Vines density per hectare: between 6000 and 10000
Soil type: brown, of volcanic origin rich in skeleton, between sandy frank to sandy frank, with neutral pH, non calcareous, from rich to very rich in iron and high in nitrogen
Treatments: sulfur and copper
Harvest date: from the second half of October
Yield per hectare: 35/40 quintals
Fermentation: traditional in red without the use of selected yeasts in concrete tanks, maceration in contact with the skins for about 30 days
Aging: 18 months in concrete tanks with spontaneous malolactic fermentation
Alcoholic content: 14%

Originally bottled by Azienda Agricola Graci s.s. in Passopisciaro, Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy