Duca Nero Duca di Salaparuta

TYPE: Extra brut sparkling wine
CLASSIFICATION: Quality sparkling wine
VARIETY: Pinot Nero
TERRITORY OF ORIGIN: Tenuta Vajasindi on the slopes of northern Etna, in the Municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia
SOIL: Volcanic, rich in microelements
ALTITUDE: Above 300 meters above sea level
VINEYARDS: 4.500 vines per hectare cultivated with counter-espalier
HARVEST: Manual at the end of August. The grapes are harvested at "early" ripeness with high acidity and medium sugar content
VINIFICATION: The wine, the result of a white processing of Pinot Noir worked at low temperatures, is sparkling in autoclave with the Charmat method
MATURATION: From the second fermentation it is rocked for more than six months in an autoclave on its lees
AGING: After bottling, it spends a month in the temperature-controlled cellar for the development of the bouquet
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.0% - 12.5% ​​by vol
SUGAR CONTENT: Extra Brut
COLOR: Very pale straw yellow with clear greenish reflections
BOUQUET: With great elegance it tells of mineral notes, accompanied by a light crust of bread
TASTE: Wide with excellent freshness and minerality
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6° - 8°C
GASTRONOMIC PAIRINGS: Excellent as an aperitif, splendid throughout the meal
STORAGE: In a cool and not excessively humid environment, away from light
DURATION: Up to five years if stored in suitable cellars

Produced by Duca di Salaparuta Spa - Via Vincenzo Florio 1 Marsala (TP) - Italy in Casteldaccia (PA) - Italy