ROSATO

Denomination: IGT Terre Siciliane

Grapes: Nerello Mascalese 100%

Certification: Organic – IT BIO 006 D67W

Annual production: 3.500 bottles

Production area: Sicilia sud-orientale, territorio del comune di Rosolini (SR) Contrada Ritillini.

Soils and climate: Terreni calcarei, ad un’altitudine compresa tra 180 e 250 m s.l.m., clima mediterraneo con rilevanti escursioni termiche tra il giorno e la notte.

Training system: VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) with Guyot pruning.

Planting density: 5.000 vines per hectare, with yields of 60 q/ha.

Harvesting: manual harvest in the second half of September.

Vinification: soft crushing of the grapes, maceration few hours on the skins, static decanting and vinification in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature.

Ageing: maturation on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for 6 months and in bottle for 3 months.

Alcohol content: 12,5% vol

Total acidity: 5,49 g/l

Ph: 3,25

First vintage: 2022

Bottle size: bottiglia da 0,75 l

TASTING NOTES:

Appereance: rose petal color with coppery reflections

Nose: complex bouquet, ranging from floral notes of rose to fruity notes of wild strawberries and currant, with delicate spicy hints of white pepper.

Palate: fresh and pleasantly savory, with a good persistence and a velvety finish.

Food pairing: Vvery versatile wine to drink as an aperitif or with cruditè of sea or shellfish but also excellent with pizza.