Mondeuse L'Ardenza Magnum 2012 - Cottanera

TYPE Sicily DOC - "L'Ardenza"

PRODUCTION AREA Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania). Contrade Cottanera and Feudo di Mezzo Altitude 750-780 meters above sea level.

VARIETY Mondeuse 100%

TYPE OF SOIL Soils composed of the disintegration of lava from ancient skiing and alluvial deposits.

AGE OF THE VINEYARDS Average age of the vineyards 15 years

VINIFICATION Harvest in the second ten days of September. Choice of bunches on the plant and manual harvesting in boxes. Destemming and maceration in contact with the skins at a controlled temperature of 26-28 ° C for about 25-30 days. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 26-28 ° C with constant pumping over and punching down. Malolactic fermentation in 225 liter French oak barrels.

TRAINING SYSTEM Spurred cordon

COLOR Ruby red.

BOUQUET On the nose a fresh vegetal note introduces intense and fruity hints of morello cherry, cherry and blueberry, which go well with the pleasant and elegant balsamic, mineral and spicy notes.

PAIRINGS Ideal with meat-based first courses, aged cheeses. Try it with fettuccine with white pork ragout and baked lamb.

TASTE On the palate it is pleasantly fat and supported by dense tannins of great quality and a pleasant savory note. The finish is long and very persistent.

NOTES A very particular wine, Ardenza comes from a careful selection of the best bunches of mondeuse, a typical vine of Haute-Savoie that finds in Sicily, in particular on the lava soil of Etna, a particularly welcoming terroir, a place that allows it to express yourself at your best. The Sicilia Rosso DOC l'Ardenza di Cottanera is an elegant and relaxed red wine, balsamic and spicy, capable of also expressing a certain Mediterranean character. To discover.

AGING The wine ages 14-16 months in medium and high toasted French oak barriques (60% new). With subsequent 18 months of bottle aging.