Generazione ALESSANDRO
 
CROCEFERRO
 ETNA ROSSO DOC
 Croceferro is born from the Nerello Mascalese vineyard of Contrada Piano Filici.
 Expression of the typicality of the volcano of great freshness and drinkability.
 DATA SHEET
 Type: Etna Rosso DOC
 Grapes: Nerello Mascalese 100%
 Soil type: volcanic sands with a good presence of red pumice Altitude: 640 meters above sea level
 Planting year: 2016
 Production area: north-east side,
 municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia, Piano Filici district
 Training system: espalier trained with spurred cordon
 Plants per hectare: 5,600
 Yield per hectare: 60 quintals
 Harvest period: second ten days of October
 Crushing: grapes harvested by hand in small boxes
 early in the morning.
 Destem and press softly
 Alcoholic fermentation: about 12 days in truncated conical steel vats with daily breakage of the cap carried out by fulling Aging: 12 months in French oak tonneaux, on 30
 of the mass refines in steel tanks
 Refinement in the bottle: at least 6 months at a constant temperature (18 ° C)
 ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
 Color: clear and bright ruby red
 Nose: elegant floral notes of geranium and dog rose intertwine
 with delicate hints of strawberry and pomegranate, with a final nuance that recalls pleasant salty notes
 Palate: the well-balanced sip alternates vibrant sensations with softer perceptions, giving the palate a sense of ethereal lightness enlivened by a finish that brings back juicy notes of pomegranate