TERRE DI TRENTE WINES
Nerello Mascalese Rosso I.G.T.
Nerello Mascalese has been cultivated on Mount Etna for over 4 centuries. Our vines are over 60 years old and grown on sloped terraces. A complex, intriguing wine with subtle spicy aromas, a touch of wild berries, the right acid balance and pleasant tannins that linger on the nose and palate. Nerello Mascalese in combination with Nerello Cappuccio creates a wine that is more than the sum of its parts with divine flavor and elegance.
Indigenous Nerello Mascalese grapes are hand-picked and cultivated using organic methods without pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
Vinification:
Malolactic fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks, then in French oak barrels.
Aging Period:
10 months in French oak barrels, 5 months in the bottle.
Color:
Deep ruby red
Acidity:
5.4 - 5.7
Alcohol Content:
13.6 - 14%
Production:
3 - 4000 bottles
Method of Cultivation:
Natural, organic
Harvest:
By hand
Visual Aspect:
Deep ruby red
The Wine:
Grand “Eleganza” with intense and clean aroma, blackberry, carroba bean, just a slight presence of vanilla, tobacco and liquorice. Full mouth with long persistence - intriguing.
Food Pairing:
Compliments most dishes whether vegetable, meat, fish or fowl.
Awards:
2006 - 1.st Contrade dell’Etna 2008
2007 - 2.nd Contrade dell’Etna 2009
2007 - Golden Star 2009 - Vini buoni d’Italia