a Rina 2021 Etna Red Doc Girolamo Russo

'a Rina 2021 Etna Rosso Doc Girolamo Russo

TASTING NOTES

COLOR

Ruby red

AROMAS

Elegant, with good complexity, featuring hints of cherry and plums, notes of leather and tobacco

TASTE

Fresh and complex, with soft and velvety tannins, good structure, and pleasant to drink; silky and persistent finish.

Etna Rosso D.O.C.
VARIETY NERELLO MASCALESE 90%
NERELLO CAPPUCCIO 10%
PRODUCTION AREAS Various districts: San Lorenzo, Feudo, Calderara Sottana, Feudo di Mezzo
CRU NUMBER OF BOTTLES 40000
ALCOHOL CONTENT 13.5%

PROPERTIES Volcanic, sandy soil, rich in minerals

AGE average age between 20 and 100 years
ALTITUDE From 650m to 800m above sea level
AREA Selection from 19ha
EXPOSURE North slopes of Etna
DENSITY PLANTING 5500 vines per ha
TRAINING SYSTEM Bush vine and “modified” bush vine on trellis
YIELD HA 50q
HARVEST TIME Second half of October
HARVEST METHOD Manual
FERMENTATION CONTAINERS Steel fermenters and open tanks
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURES 28°C-30°C
DURATION OF FERMENTATION 10 days, with indigenous native yeasts
MACERATION TIME ON SKINS 10 days
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION In spring, spontaneous in barrique
AGING CONTAINERS Slavonian oak barrels of 2600 lt. and concrete tanks
DURATION OF AGING 12 months
AGING IN BOTTLE Minimum 6 months