AdC CROCEFERRO ETNA RED

Type: Etna Rosso DOC
Grapes: Nerello Mascalese 100%
Soil type: volcanic sands with a good presence of red pumice
Altitude: 640 m 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 in the early morning. Destem and press softly
Alcoholic fermentation: about 12 days in truncated conical steel vats with daily cap breaks carried out by fulling
Aging: 12 months in French oak tonneaux, 30% of the mass refines in steel tanks
Refinement in the bottle: at least 6 months at a constant temperature (18 ° C)
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.

Croceferro by Alessandro Di Camporeale is a red wine from Etna, produced from 100% Nerello Mascalese grapes. It expresses its volcanity with freshness and, alternating vibrant sensations with softer perceptions, gives the palate lightness.