Firriato Sands of Etna Red

CLASSIFICATION: DOC Etna
GRAPE VARIETY: Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio
PRODUCTION AREA: Territory of the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) – Tenuta Cavanera Etnea
ORIGIN OF THE GRAPES: Various districts in the northern area of ​​the volcano
TYPE OF SOIL: Sandy loam, of volcanic matrix, with high draining capacity
EXPOSURE: Northern side of the volcano, different altitudes from 550 to 700 meters
TRAINING SYSTEM: Etna sapling
PLANTS PER HECTARE: 4,000/4,500
YIELD PER HECTARE: 7,500/7,700 kg
HARVEST: Manual harvest. 2nd-3rd decade of October FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE: 26°-27°C
FERMENTATION PERIOD: 14 ​​days
VINIFICATION: Traditional in red in thermo-controlled stainless steel tanks
REFINEMENT IN BOTTLE: 6 months
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.80% vol. | PH: 3.25 (average value) | TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.91 g/lt
(average value)
FIRST HARVEST PRODUCED: 1994
FORMATS: 75 cl bottle
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16°-18°C
RECOMMENDED GLASS: Not very large and slightly pot-bellied glass