Description
History
It all started with the passion transmitted to Roberto by his older brother Enzo, who, attending the school under officers of the Guardia di Finanza in Cuneo, met Giuseppe Rinaldi back in 1975 and became passionate about the world of wine, when Roberto was just two years old. Over the years he passed on the same passion to Roberto, who expanded and enriched it to the point of producing wine for home use since 2005. It is from there that he slowly grew as a self-taught oenologist until he began producing wine from the grapes produced in Passopisciaro, a hamlet of the Municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) in a centuries-old vineyard of about 80 – 100 years in Contrada Feudo di Mezzo, at an altitude of 650 m above sea level, on the northern side of Etna.
Grapes used
Nerello Mascalese 95%
Nerello Cappuccio 5%
Production Method
Spontaneous fermentation and maceration on the skins for 16 days in bee vats plus daily manual punching down for the entire duration of the alcoholic fermentation. Aged for 14 months in used barriques and 6 months in the bottle.
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting notes
Intense garnet red color. Notes of berries, blueberry, mulberry and blackberry jam on the nose, also present are the classic notes of Mediterranean scrub, woodland herbs and graphite. In the mouth it is full-bodied, elegant, slightly savoury, rich, enveloping and soft, the scents perceived on the nose remain. The finish is long, pleasantly spicy.
Possible pairings
It is perfect when paired with red meats and game, but also various cold cuts and mature cheeses.
