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Ferrata Etna Rosso Punta Drago

Tenuta Ferrata

Italy - Sicily - Etna DOC

Pale ruby red color, elegant bouquet of red berries, spicy notes and underbrush. Great structure, silky tannins, soft and elegant.

Specifications

Appellation

Etna DOC

Wine Type

Red

Varietal(s)

100% Nerello Mascalese

Age of vines

Average 10 years

Soil type

Volcanic Soils (80% volcanic Sand + 15% Silt + 5% Clay)

Vinification

No irrigation. Harvest absolutely by hand as the tradition wants. Best grapes selected by hand. Grapes are destemmed and not totally crushed, then kept in thermo-controlled fermentation vats where they macerate for 10/12 days at a temperature ranging between 18 and 22°C. After aloholic fermentation the grapes are racked with soft presses.
This wine is aged for about 12 months between steel and french oak barrique of 225LT.
After bottled it is aged for minimum 6/8 months in the bottle.

Production

1,660 (9-liter cases)

Pairings

Suitable with hors d'oeuvres of cured meats, aged cheese, meat dishes but also fish recipes.

Producer Information: Tenuta Ferrata

The winery takes the name from the train track of the "Circum Etnea". A little train that passes through the vineyards. Tenuta means "estate", Ferrata "train track". Our logo is ...
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