Valdemone white sparkling wine Brut Tornatore
Charmat method of Etna
Valdemone Brut by Tornatore is a sparkling wine made from native Etna Nerello mascalese grapes vinified in white. Savory and mineral, Valdemone is obtained according to the Charmat Method. Unlike the Classic Method, the Charmat or Martinotti Method involves the second fermentation of the must in an autoclave and the result is a surprisingly fresh and fruity sparkling wine.
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Valdemone Spumante Brut Nerello Mascalese vinified in white - Tornatore winery
From fine pure Nerello mascalese grapes grown on the lava soil of the northern side of Etna, Tornatore produces Valdemone Brut. An exceptional Etna sparkling wine from black grapes vinified as white. After the first fermentation, the must ferments in an autoclave according to the Charmat Method and refines in steel for 4 months. The result is an excellent white sparkling wine of exceptional freshness, marked minerality and fragrant aroma, characteristics that only Etna wines possess. Served cold, Valdemone Brut is perfect for fresh aperitifs with a Sicilian soul.
Denomination: White Sparkling Wine
Type: Charmat method
Dosage: Brut
Grape variety: 100% Nerello Mascalese
Production area: northern side of Etna, municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia
Soil: volcanic
Climate: mild, with strong temperature variations between day and night
Training system: counter-espalier
Type of pruning: spurred cordon
Grape yield per hectare: 70 quintals
Harvest: manual, in boxes, during the first and second ten days of September
Vinification: the manually harvested bunches of grapes are pressed whole with a vertical hydraulic press
Fermentation: the must ferments at a controlled temperature in steel tanks and then naturally decants cold. The second fermentation takes place with the second fermentation in an autoclave according to the Charmat Method
Aging: in autoclave for 4 months in contact with yeasts
Alcohol content: 12.5% vol
Perlage: fine and persistent
Color: straw yellow
Nose: elegant bouquet with floral and fruity notes of white pulp fruit
Palate: fragrant, dry and savory with good acidity which makes it pleasant to sip
Pairings: perfect sparkling wine as an aperitif, also excellent with pizza and cold dishes such as seafood salad
Serving temperature: 6-8°C
Elaborated on behalf of Azienda Agricola Francesco Tornatore – Via Pietramarina, 8 – 95012 Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy
- Grapes
- Nerello mascalese
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Vino Spumante Brut
- Alcohol level
- 12.5%
