Contrada R 2020 Passopisciaro
Among the Etna wines produced in Passopisciaro by Franchetti, let yourself be conquered by the delicacy and aromaticity of Nerello Mascalese Contrada R 2020. Contrada R, Rampante, is the highest district of Passopisciaro, located at over 1000 m high, and the vineyards grown here they are over 100 years old.






Among the Etna wines produced in Passopisciaro by Franchetti, let yourself be conquered by the delicacy and aromaticity of Nerello Mascalese Contrada R 2020. Contrada R, Rampante, is the highest district of Passopisciaro, located at over 1000 m high, and the vineyards grown here they are over 100 years old.
Denomination: IGT Terre Siciliane
Grapes variety: Nerello Mascalese 100%
Production area: Mount Etna, north side, Sicily
Altitude: 1000 m asl
Soil: made up of very ancient lava, more sandy and oxidized than other parts
Age of the vineyard: more than 100 years
Plant density: 8000 plants per hectare
Yield per hectare: 45 quintals of grapes
Harvest period: 22nd 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: 1 April 2021
Production: 3080 bottles
Bottled by the winemaker Vini Franchetti Srl in its cellar in Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy
- Alcohol level
- 14.5%
- Cellars
- Passopisciaro
- Grapes
- Nerello mascalese
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Terre Siciliane IGT