Frappato Vittoria D.O.C. 2018 - Planeta

VINEYARD: Wives. VARIETY: Frappato. TYPE OF SOIL: the main characteristic of the soils in the Vittoria area is the sandy texture. They mainly consist of loose red sands with no skeleton and medium depth. At about 90 cm there is a tuffaceous layer important for the water balance of the plant. ALTITUDE: 70 meters above sea level YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 quintals. TRAINING SYSTEM: spurred cordon. PLANT DENSITY: 4,500 plants per hectare. HARVEST PERIOD: 20-22 September. VINIFICATION: destemming followed by 7 days of permanence on the skins. After particularly soft pressing with basket press (vertical press), malolactic fermentation in steel tanks where it is refined until the time of bottling. BOTTLING PERIOD: March. ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.5% vol. TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.50 g / l. PH: 3.50 AGING CAPACITY: to drink immediately or to keep up to 2-3 years. BOTTLE SIZE: 0.75 l. ORGANOLEPTIC NOTES: Ruby red with violet reflections. Typical notes of rose and candied violet with an elegantly smoky tone. In the mouth lots of red fruit with balsamic tones. PAIRING: The extraordinary versatility of this Sicilian Claret is released on timeless everyday items, such as rigatoni all'amatriciana, spaghetti Bolognese and lasagna. Its flexible nature borders on the contemporary, ideal on cheeseburgers. Hypnotic on fresh and soft cheeses, in an evening dress with a mushroom and onion soup.