Etna Rosso DOC Monte Gorna 2021 Bio

Cantine Nicosia's Etna Rosso Monte Gorna is a Sicilian red wine typical of the volcanic territory, made with grapes grown in the Monte Gorna district on the south-east side of the volcano cone. Vineyards are located at an altitude of 700 m, where the weather conditions are rather cool and the night-day temperature variations are accentuated, despite the southern latitude. The vine’s roots penetrate into a lava soil that is not very fertile but rich in minerals.

The harvest is manual in late September-early October. The grapes ferment in steel vats at a controlled temperature with 10-15 days of total maceration. Half of the wine ages for 5-6 months in barrique and then 3-4 months in large barrel, the other half ages for the same time in steel. At the end, they are blended and the wine still ages in the bottle for at least 6 months.