100% Nerello Mascalese
Organic
Crimson red in colour, this wine has attractive aromas of red and dark cherries, blood orange and white flowers. The palate is flavoursome with red fruit and an underlying spice. Tannins are well balanced with the fruit, fine and mouth-filling. The finish is mineral and long, typical of wines from volcanic soils.
Harvest in 2022 was earlier than usual, being in the last week of September, due to the warm to hot summer conditions with little to no rain. 80% of the grapes were de-stemmed by hand into an open 30hL wooden fermenter. The rest of the grapes were added as whole clusters. The fermenting must was punched down daily and pressed after 12 days. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation and then remained on fine lees, in several large used oak casks, before blending and bottling. No fining or filtration.
