Mamertino rosso DOC 2017 - Planeta

VINEYARD: La Baronia VARIETY: Nero d'Avola, Nocera TYPE OF SOIL: Capo Milazzo was born as an extension of the mountains in the north of Sicily, from the outcrop from the sea and subsequent transformations. It looks like a flat promontory bordered by steep slopes that descend for almost 60 meters to the sea. The soils of alluvial origin are loose, dark, deep and with little skeleton, generally rich in silty fraction. ALTITUDE: 30 meters above sea level YIELD PER HECTARE: NERO D'AVOLA 60 quintals NOCERA 65 quintals TRAINING SYSTEM: NERO D'AVOLA spurred cordon. WALNUT spurred cordon and leaning sapling PLANTING DENSITY: 5,000 plants per hectare HARVEST PERIOD: 18 September VINIFICATION: the grapes are harvested by hand in 14 kg crates and, as soon as they arrive in the cellar, they are passed to the sorting table for a selection, then press and destem. They ferment in steel tanks and remain on the skins for 14 days at 25 ° C with repeated pumping over until the end of the period. After being drawn off in a soft press, the wine thus obtained carries out the malolactic fermentation in steel. AGING: 12 months of aging in 35 hl barrels. BOTTLING PERIOD: March ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5% vol. TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.25 gr / l. PH: 3.52 AGING CAPACITY: to drink immediately or to age up to 3 years. BOTTLE SIZE: 0.75 l ORGANOLEPTIC NOTES: bright and intense red color with purple reflections. Explosive nose of Mediterranean scrub, blue fruit and jam. On the palate dense and not excessive tannins, well integrated with the wood. PAIRING: house appetizers, first courses with ragout, artichokes cooked in every way, lamb and grouper in casserole.