Wines
Bianco - Terre Siciliane Carricante igt
bright yellow color with golden reflections. The nose opens with aromas of citrus and apple, ending with floral and herbaceous notes which recall the surrounding nature. Very well balanced wine with great freshness, on the palate shows a strong volcanic personality with Mediterranean characteristics which give a remarkable complexity, accompanied by a long salty final
| Production area: | northern slope of Mt.Etna, Randazzo |
| Contrada: | Calderara Sottana |
| Vineyard: | Gabelle |
| Climate: | high hills, with significant temperature variations between day and night |
| Soil: | in the lower part is alluvial stony while in the upper part sandy, rich in lava blocks and volcaniclastic deposits |
| Altitude: | 600 mt. s.l.m. |
| Grape variety: | Carricante 100% |
| Training system: | alberello technique (free standing “little trees”), with a 1.2 x 1.2 m quincunx planting layout |
| Density of implantation: | 7000 stumps per hectare |
| Alcohol content: | 12,5% |
| Grape harvest: | handpicked with selection of the bunches |
| Vinification: | after a short cold maceration for few hours, the bunches of grapes are soft pressed, followed by static decanting at 10-12°C to clear the must. Fermentation at 16-18°C in steel tanks with bâtonnage and lees contact for about 6 month |
| Ageing in the bottle: | at least 3 months |
| Estimated aging capacity: | at least 10 years |
| Tasting temperature: | 10-12°C |
Massimo Lentsch
Massimo Lentsch wanted to embark on another adventure on volcanic soil, this time challenging Mount Etna, an eruptive volcano, to create a niche wine production with unique characteristics of charm and elegance. All operations are carried out strictly by hand. The grape ripening stages are controlled for each individual plant, and the harvest is wisely decided on the basis of what you want to get from the final product. The differentiated management of each single vine allows to provide promptly and effectively to every need, and to fully understand the dynamics of the complex "vineyard system”.
Vigna Cosentino, from which the Cru Etna Rosso DOC Cosentino is produced, is characterised by centenary trees, with various pre-phylloxera and free foot plants. The classic Etna Rosso DOC San Teodoro is produced from the vineyard just below the terraces that collect these splendid old vines. Also in this vineyard there are saplings with a free foot and well over sixty years old.
Sicilia
Like much of the Italian mainland, Sicily’s winemakers have moved away from producing high-volume, unremarkable wines, to focus on quality wines of great character. Its dry, well-structured red and white wines could not be further removed from the sweet Marsala and Moscato of the island’s past, and this has not gone unnoticed by international markets that have never had such a thirst for Sicilian wines. Sicilian producers have paved the way for other Southern Italian winemakers to begin to exploit the country’s rich environmental diversity, with wines that achieve the potential first admired by the Greeks and Romans.
