Etna Rosso DOC Riserva Contrada Zottorinoto
An elegant wine with a unique personality
In this exceptional wine the grapes of our Cru express their deepest character.
Our cru Etna Rosso Riserva contrada Zottorinoto is a garnet red wine.
On the nose, floreal notes and mediterranean erbs are interwoven with red fruits – blueberries, raspberries and blackberries – and spices likes vanilla and black tea.
The palate is velvety and enclosing, sapid and well balanced by noble tannins; persistent.
Region of production
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Harvesting
Vinification
Gentle destemming and maceration with skin contact at controlled temperature – 28°C – for about 30 days.
Fermentation at controlled temperature – 26-28°C – with constant pumping of must over grapes and wine-pressing. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Maturation
24 months in French oak barrels.
Followed by 24 months of aging in bottle.
Food pairings
Mushroom and truffle based dishes, game and aged cheese
Pasta with wild boar ragu
Braised beef