Etna Rosato
Appellation: Etna DOC
Type: Rosato (rosé), still, dry
Varietal: 100% Nerello Mascalese
Certified Organic
Wine Details:
Tasting Notes:
Color: Pale salmon pink. It is very pretty in the mouth with harmonious and sublime balance and a ripe berried and saline-mineral finish.
Bouquet: Very elegant and understated, with pretty red whole berries and strong volcanic mineral notes.
Taste: Harmonious and sublime, exquisitely balanced throughout. Ripe, red-berry and mineral finish.
Alcohol: 12.5%.
Food Pairing: A patio and a glass, seafood, sandwiches and light salads.
Vinyard Notes:
Vineyard Location: Passopisciaro, Etna.
Size of Vineyard: 2 Ha.
Treatments in Vineyard: Organic.
Farming Techniques: Organic.
Soil: Non-calcareous and rich volcanic, sandy soil - high in limestone, iron and nitrogen.
Winemaking Notes:
Harvest: Early October, manual picking.
Method of Pressing: Slow, vertical hydraulic pressure.
Prefermentation Techniques: No maceration.
Fermentation: Vessel cement tanks, no malolactic fermentation Five months of contact with fine lees, natural filtration. One month in bottle before release.
Reviews:
2013 Etna Rosato – 89 Points – Robert Parker Wine Advocate (#212 May 2014)
"Part of a growing wine trend, the 2013 Etna Rosato is made from Nerello Mascalese and is highly indicative of the excellent rose wines now being made on Etna. The wine opens to a pale pink color with copper and peach highlights. It is packed tight with bright fruit nuances of white cherry and stone fruit that are delivered with extreme precision and focus. Background notes of dried sage and crushed mineral offer subtle complexity. I highly recommend this wine for those looking for a crisp, dry and mineral-driven rose to pair with seafood or light salad lunches." ~ M.L.
"Part of a growing wine trend, the 2013 Etna Rosato is made from Nerello Mascalese and is highly indicative of the excellent rose wines now being made on Etna. The wine opens to a pale pink color with copper and peach highlights. It is packed tight with bright fruit nuances of white cherry and stone fruit that are delivered with extreme precision and focus. Background notes of dried sage and crushed mineral offer subtle complexity. I highly recommend this wine for those looking for a crisp, dry and mineral-driven rose to pair with seafood or light salad lunches." ~ M.L.