Grapes: 100% Nerello Mascalese from the vineyards of Tenuta di Aglaea on the Northern slopes of Mount Etna
Harvest: October 2018
Fermentation: Stainless steel
Ageing: just 5 months in ceramic egg manufactured by Clayver, Liguria, Italy
Bottled: April 2019
Released: July 2019
Partner: Tenuta di Aglaea, Castiglione di Sicilia,
Alcohol: 12.5%
Tasting:
“100% Nerello Mascalese fermented in stainless steel and aged in Clayver (oblong-shaped ceramic vessel) and ceramic amphora (made by Sino)for five months on its lees. Aged at Tenuta di Aglaea in Solicchiata on Etna’s north side.”
Pale salmon. Cool, attractive nose of strawberry with hints of quince and garden herbs. Citric strawberry-fruit palate with a stony, cool finish. Really refreshing and viscous, much more so than its 12.5% would suggest.