CLASSIFICATION:

Terre Siciliane IGP.

 

GRAPE VARIETIES:

100% Chardonnay.

 

GROWING LOCATION:

Etna Volcano, Contrada Guardiola, Sicily, 2800-3300 ft a.s.l.

 

VINEYARD:

14 years old vineyards, surface 10 acres on terraces, density 4900 vines/acre, yeld 348 gal/acre.

 

CULTIVATION - HARVEST:

Rows with Guyot system, no fertilization, spraying with clay, copper, propolis, grapefruit seed extract, sulphur, manual harvest with grape selection, harvest period 26 Aug - 7 Sept.

 

MATURATION AND REFINEMENT:

Fermentation in stainless steel vats for 20 days at controlled temperature of 73.4°F . Refinement 12 months in cement vats and large oak barrels.

 

TASTING NOTES:

“Bright straw-yellow. Rich buttery banana and pineapple but also lemon drop and grapefruit on the refined nose. Then similar flavors to the aromas with a vibrant saline backbone and very good lemony bite. A lovely wine with just a trace of alcoholic heat on the finish.”(Ian d’Agata - Passobianco 2015 - 90pts)

 

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5% vol.

 

RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS: Seafood and shelfishes,

scallops au gratin.

 

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 50°-54°F.

 

BOTTLE SIZES AVAILABLE: 0.75 l.

 

PRODUCTION: 26.000 bottles (vintage 2015).

 

RATINGS: Vinous (A. Galloni) vintage 2015 90 pts.

CLASSIFICATION:

Etna Rosso DOC.

 

GRAPE VARIETIES:

100% Nerello Mascalese.

 

GROWING LOCATION:

Etna Volcano, Sicily, 1800-3600 ft a.s.l.

 

VINEYARD:

70-100 years old vineyards, density 3200 vines/acre, yeld 420 gal/acre.

 

CULTIVATION - HARVEST:

Bush-trained, spraying with clay, copper, propolis, grapefruit seed extract, sulphur, manual harvest with grape selection, harvest period 12-27 October.

 

MATURATION AND REFINEMENT:

Fermentation in stainless steel vats for 15 days. Malolactic fermentation and aging 18 months in large oak barrels. Bottling in April during waning moon.

 

TASTING NOTES:

“Bright red. Perfumed aromas of rose and violet are complicated by cinnamon. Fresh, juicy and precise, with a hint of chlorophyll and menthol. Vibrant and very long with a persistent herbal note on the very floral, perfumed finish. 100% Nerello Mascalese grown in different contrade (about 60% from Guardiola, the rest is from Chiappemacine, Malpasso, and Favazza located within Calderara and Feudo di Mezzo).”(Ian d’Agata - Passobianco 2015 - 92pts)

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14% vol.

 

RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS: Pasta and rice with meat sauce, red meat stew, grilled and roasted red meat.

 

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 65°-68°F.

 

BOTTLE SIZES AVAILABLE: 0.75 l.

 

PRODUCTION: 42.000 bottles (vintage 2015).

 

RATINGS: Vinous (A. Galloni) vintage 2015 92 pts.