Nerina Etna Bianco DOC 2022 magnum - Girolamo Russo

Etna Bianco DOC VARIETY CARRICANTE 75%, OTHER NATIVE VINES 25%: Catarratto, Inzolia, Grecanico, Minnella, Coda di Volpe PRODUCTION ZONES Various districts: San Lorenzo, Feudo, Calderara Sottana CRU NUMBER OF BOTTLES 10000 ALCOHOL CONTENT 12% PROPERTY Volcanic soil , sandy, rich in minerals AGE Young vineyards and old plants from 50 to over 100 years ALTITUDE From 650 to 800m above slm SURFACE Vineyard of Carricante a Feudo, selection of white grapes present in the middle of the red vineyards EXPOSURE Northern slopes of Etna PLANTS DENSITY 5500 vines per hectare TRAINING SYSTEM Sapling and “modified” espaliered sapling YIELD HA 50q HARVEST PERIOD First days of October HARVEST MANAGEMENT Manual FERMENTATION CONTAINERS Used tonneaux 30%, steel 70% FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE 12°C-15°C FERMENTATION DURATION 10 days approximately, with indigenous indigenous yeasts TIMES OF MACERATION ON THE SKINS 24 hours MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION No REFINING CONTAINERS Used tonneaux 30%, steel 70% REFINEMENT DURATION 6 months REFINEMENT IN THE BOTTLE Minimum 6 months