PIETRADOLCE

ETNA ROSSO

Classification: DOC
Area of production: Solicchiata, Northern Slopes of Etna.
Altitudine: 800 m.a.s.l.
Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese.
Soil: Stony, light sandy soil.
Growing Method: Bush (alberello).
Harvest: Second ten days of October.
Vinification: Manual picking of the grapes, soft pressing. Maceration on the skins for 18 days.
Aging: 3 months in French oak tonneaux. Natural malolactic fermentation.