IL MUSMECI ROSSO
OUR WINES
We have decided to dedicate our Nerello Mascalese CRU to the Musmeci family, and in particular to Mr. Ignazio Musmeci, the one who for many years preserved “I Vigne di Fessina” with so much love that he allowed us to work with vines that are over eighty years old . It is the history of this extraordinary land, with its landscapes, its colors, its civilization that is intertwined with the destiny of the people. And to that of the wine that will be born from it.
DENOMINATION: Etna Rosso D.O.C. Riserva.
VARIETY: Nerello Mascalese 100%
TASTING NOTES
COLOR: pale ruby with garnet reflections
FRAGRANCES: red fruit in alcohol, undergrowth, mentholated and balsamic, ash, tar, humus, liquorice, tobacco, capers, rosemary
TASTE: silky and velvety tannic centre, persistent acidity, tar, glacial mint, ripe red fruit, morello cherry, nutmeg, round, enveloping and complex finish
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCTION TERRITORY
PRODUCTION AREA: Rovittello
VINEYARD AREA: 6 hectars
YEAR OF VINEYARD PLANT: 1932
EXPOSURE: North-East
ALTITUDE ASL: 700 m
HARVEST DATE: October
YIELD PER HECTAR: 5,000 kg
VINIFICATION: soft destemming-crushing with rollers after careful selection of the grapes in the vineyard and on the sorting belt in the cellar
FERMENTATION: fermentation with a temperature between 25 and 28°C
MACERATION TIMES ON THE PEELS: maceration on the peels for 10-15 days.
AGING: 10 – 12 months in 5 hl French oak tonneaux, subsequent passage in large 35 hl French oak barrels for 6 – 8 months, final aging in the bottle for a minimum of 4 years
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 10,000 75 cl bottles and 200 1.5 liter magnums
