Rosso del Conte DOC Tasca D'Almerita
Towards the end of the 60’s, Count Giuseppe decided to create a special reserve of Regaleali Rosso, capable of aging like other great international red wines. A challenge he won in 1970 and renewed in successive vintages.
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Grapes: Nero d’Avola (53%), Perricone (47%)
Appellation: Red D.O.C. - Contea di Sclafani.
Growing area: Regaleali Estate - Palermo - Sicily
Vineyards: San Lucio 8 ha.
Age of vineyard: 1959 e 1965.
Elevation: 480 m a.s.l
Exposure: South/West
Soil: Medium mixture with a tendency to wards clayey texture.
Training system: Bush
Pruning system: short spur
Vines per Ha: 4,400
Yield per Ha: 67 ql
Harvest period: September 29th
Fermentation: traditional for reds in stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature: 20°C at start 28°C at finish
Length of fermentation: 20 days
Malolactic fermentation: full
Ageing: 225-liter French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais) all new, for 18 months
Alcohol content: 14% Vol.
Colour: Deep, deep ruby, turning into violet.
Bouquet: Cherry, marasca, walnut husk, wild berries, vanilla, cinnamon, mint, sage and tobacco.
Taste: Rich of ripe fruit concentrate, fragrant, balanced.
After taste: Mouthfilling, soft and persistent sweet tannin.
Originally bottled by Conte Tasca d'Almerita Soc. Agr. a R. L. - Regaleali Estate - Sclafani Bagni - Italy
- Alcohol level
- 14
- Cellars
- Tasca d'Almerita
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola - Perricone
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- DOC Contea di Sclafani
