Volcanic Wines
The land of the largest active volcano in Europe is rich in viticulture history but only in recent decades has it appeared in the Italian and international limelight with wines of great personality and elegance. The renaissance of Etna started in the '80s, with the recovery of centenary historical vines, still on a free trail and cultivated at alberello. Pruning with low yields and progress in the wine-making techniques, have brought the attention of fans on the quality of wines produced with the local grapes: Carricante, Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. Although the beauty of the vineyards of Etna alone is worth a trip to Sicily. The landscape is characterized by basaltic rocks, shaped by incandescent lava, black sands, skiing of ancient eruptions, ashes, pumice, broom plants and Mediterranean scrub. |
Nerello Mascalese does not have a precise historical location, the beginning of its cultivation is lost in the mists of time. However, recent studies have shown that this autochthonous red grape variety makes its first appearance during the Greek colonization in the 8th century B.C. on the coasts of Calabria, moving then to Naxos and to Catania in 728 B.C. when the Greeks introduced, in the eastern part of Sicily, the cultivation of cuttings and the adoration of Dionysus, god of wine.
At the time there were many Greeks who cultivated the vine in the Eastern part of Sicily and on the slopes of Etna. It is said that the same poet Sappho, banned from his homeland, the island of Lesbos, moved to Sicily to cultivate the grapes. Only in Roman times, Nerello Mascalese began to spread on the slopes of Etna that, with its volcanic soils and steep slopes, offers the most suitable pedoclimatic conditions for its cultivation. Even with the fall of the Roman Empire, the various Arab, Normans and Bourbons domination, Nerello Mascalese was never completely abandoned and was handed over to us in all its noble pride. |
Valenti - Etna Rosato "Poesia" DOC 2015
Cadmium-colored, presents a fresh aromatic structure of marasca, strawberry and raspberry, the mouth is lively, clean and of great freshness with a long and refreshing finish. Excellent with roasted fish dishes, fried food, with salami in general and pizza. Category: Dry rose Location of the vineyard: North-East Etna Soil type: Lava, Position: North-East exposure, 750 meters s.l.m. Grapes: 100% Nerello Mascalese In the Vineyard: defoliation, green harvest, selection of bunches In the Winery: Crio-maceration, fermentation at controlled temperature Alcohol: 13.5% Aging: In steel for 8 months,in bottle for 4 months Color: Soft pink Aroma: Strawberries, citrus Palate: Dry, mineral Serving Temperature: 12 ° C |
$47.00 (U.P. $59.00) |