Contrada San Lorenzo Etna Rosso DOC 2021 - Girolamo Russo

Etna Rosso DOC VARIETY NERELLO MASCALESE with small percentages of Nerello Cappuccio PRODUCTION AREAS Contrada San Lorenzo (Randazzo) CRU San Lorenzo NUMBER OF BOTTLES 4000 ALCOHOL CONTENT 14% PROPERTY Volcanic, sandy soil, rich in minerals AGE From 70 to over 100 years ALTITUDE From 750m to 780m slm SURFACE Selection from 7.48ha EXPOSURE Northern slopes of Etna PLANTS DENSITY 4500 vines per hectare TRAINING SYSTEM Sapling and “modified” espaliered sapling YIELD HA 30q HARVEST PERIOD Last week of October HARVEST CONDUCT Manual FERMENTATION: carried out spontaneously from the yeasts naturally present on the grapes FERMENTATION TEMPERATURES 28°C-30°C MACERATION TIMES ON THE SKINS 15 days MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION In spring, spontaneous TANKS AGING 2600lt oak barrels. second passage REFINEMENT DURATION 18 months REFINEMENT IN THE BOTTLE At least 6 months