Classification: | DOC |
Area of production: | Northern slops of Etna, Contrada Santo Spirito, Passopisciaro. |
Altitude: | 900 m.s.l.m. |
Grape variety: | Nerello Mascalese. |
Soil: | Stony, light sandy soil. |
Growing method: | Pre-phylloxera bush (albarello) of 90 years old. |
Harvest: | Second ten days of October |
Aging: | 14 months in French oak tonneaux. Natural malolactic fermentation. |