Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 2000
- Oenologist: Lorenzo Landi
- Bottles produced: 300.000
- Hectares: 65
| Name | Cottanera L'Ardenza 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Mondeuse |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Cottanera |
| Origin | Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania). |
| Climate | Altitude: 750 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Volcanic. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon. |
| Plants per hectare | 5,700. |
| Yield per hectare | 6,500 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | By hand, the second decade of September with crates. |
| Fermentation temperature | 26-28 °C |
| Wine making | Destemming and maceration with skin contact at a controlled temperature of 26-28°C for about 25-30 days. Fermentation at a controlled temperature, of 26-28°C with constant pumping-over and punch-down. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in 225-litre French oak barrels. |
| Aging | 14 6 months in medium to highly toasted French oak barriques (60% new). Subsequently 18 months of refinement in bottles. |
| Total acidity | 5.0 gr/L |
| PH | 3.67 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |