Etna Rosso Murgo wineries

What are the characteristics of Murgo's Etna Rosso?

Etna Rosso Murgo was bottled for the first time in 1982 and is still the most important wine of the Murgo company. This red wine is produced according to winemaking techniques strictly linked to the tradition and terroir of Etna to enhance the varietal characteristics of the vines used, Nerello mascalese and Nerello cappuccio. Sicilian red wine with great personality, elegance and sensorial complexity. Its very mineral taste recalls lava and volcanic sands.

Denomination: Etna DOC

Type: Red Wine

Grape Variety: 90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio

Vineyards: Tenuta San Michele and other vineyards authorized for DOC

Altitude: 500 m above sea level

Soil: sandy volcanic soil

Climate: strong temperature range between day and night

Training system: Espalier

Density of vines per ha: 4500-5000 plants

Grape yield per ha: 50-55 hl

Harvest: manual in crates

Vinification: destemming and pressing of the grapes. Maceration at controlled temperature (28-29°C) with selected yeasts in stainless steel vats for 7-8 days

Aging: after racking, the wine is aged for 6-8 months in the typical chestnut barrels of Etna (with a capacity of 30-130 hl) and then assembled and decanted into the underground cellar where it rests in stainless steel vats until bottling, which is carried out several times, at least one year after the harvest

Aging in the bottle: at least 3 months before marketing

Analytical data of the wine: Acidity 5.5 gr/l, Residual sugars <1 gr/l

Alcohol content: 13.5% vol

Color: ruby ​​red

Nose: fruity and spicy bouquet. It offers aromas of red fruit and spicy hints of black pepper and cloves accompanied by mineral notes

Palate: savoury, harmonious, elegant with good persistence and intensity

Pairings: red wine perfect to accompany grilled meat, fresh pasta with ragù and typical dishes of Etna such as grilled "salciccia dell'Etna" with "cauliceddi"

Serving temperature: 16°C

Longevity: over 5 years

First vintage: 1980

Bottled by Aziende Agricole Emanuele Scamacca del Murgo SSA – Santa Venerina (CT) - Italy