Riesling Eruzione 1614 Planeta

VINEYARD: Sciaranuova.
VARIETY: Riesling.
TYPE OF SOIL: the soils have perfect exposure and position, black due to the lava sands, and therefore extraordinarily rich in minerals; around woods and more recent lava flows.
ALTITUDE: 815 meters above sea level
YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 quintals
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot.
PLANT DENSITY: 5,000 plants per hectare.
HARVEST PERIOD: September 26th.
VINIFICATION: the grapes, harvested in the crate, are immediately refrigerated at 8 ° C; selected by hand and sent to a light crushing and destemming and soft pressing. The decanted must is decanted and inoculated with yeasts and ferments at 15 ° C, in stainless steel. The wine thus obtained remains on the fine lees until March with continuous agitation.
BOTTLING PERIOD: July
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.50% vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.57 g / l.
PH: 3.17.
AGING CAPACITY: great potential, from 7 to 10 years.
ORGANOLEPTIC NOTES: A unique wine, the first Riesling on Etna and in Sicily. Soft color with green reflections, still young nose with all the typical precursors of the "variety of kings": white apple, plum, lemon, flowers
Detective stories. On the palate it is perfectly dry, with a not excessive acidity. The taste is perhaps its strong point in this youthful phase, with that “mineral” taste on which many experts compare in order to describe it.
PAIRING: Its vibrant acidity and pronounced sapidity goes well with all 'pure' tastes: mackerel and snapper, prepared in the oven or steamed, dishes based on rice and vegetables, raw vegetables and in ethnic cuisines with sashimi, or by changing continent with quesadillas.

Bottled in the production area in Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy by Azienda Agricole Planeta s.s. - Menfi (AG) - Italy