Giovanni Rosso
Etna Rosso 2020
| Denomination | DOC Etna Rosso |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Nerello Mascalese |
| Aging | Experimental ageing characterised by the use of French oak barrels of various capacities. |
Description
Still red wine from Etna DOC, 13.5% ABV, produced by Giovanni Rosso. Vintage 2020. A wine that embodies the elegance of the Etna terroir, with a history rooted in the heart of Sicily. A fine and penetrating nose, with notes of blood orange, violet, bergamot, undergrowth, and a touch of white pepper. A wine that speaks of a family's passion for viticulture. The flavor is succulent and progressive, with delicate tannins and a decisive, savory finish.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1960
- Oenologist: Davide Rosso
- Bottles produced: 55.000
- Hectares: 9
Giovanni's son, Davide, studied Oenology and gained invaluable experience in France. In 2001 Davide, then 27 years old, took charge of the vinification & affinamento/elevage of the wines with one goal in mind: "Wine should be a perfect copy of its terroir"... in this case from the slopes of Serralunga d'Alba, among the finest soils in the world.
The Giovanni Rosso cantina (winery) is located in the hamlet of Baudana, just a couple of kilometres north of Serralunga d'Alba village. A traditional family cascina, or farmhouse, it houses the fermentation, ageing, bottling and labeling facilities as well as the offices.
Davide Rosso has been looking for many years for a new terroir where he could face a new challenge himself. The side-project was officially born in May 2016 with the purchase of the Etna estate near the village Solicchiata of Castiglione di Sicilia. The farm rises a few kilometers before Passopisciaro down to Montedolce, a small inactive crater that gives the name to the Contrada. We are in the northeast side of the volcano, a perfectly suited area for the production of red wines. The new holdings extend for fourteen hectares in one single plot among which just something more than six hectares are dedicated to viticulture: 1.2 ha for the whites and 5.5 ha for the reds (Carricante and Nerello Mascalese with small percentages of other local grape varieties, as the tradition requires). The training system has been renamed as "candelabro". Read more
| Name | Giovanni Rosso Etna Rosso 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Nerello Mascalese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Giovanni Rosso |
| Origin | Solicchiata (CT) |
| Climate | Exposure: north-northeast. |
| Cultivation system | "Alla continentale" bilateral cordon / alberello pruning - long spur. |
| Harvest | Mid-October. |
| Wine making | Fermentation lasts about 10 days with daily pumping over and délestage at mid-point (vinification in steel tanks). |
| Aging | Experimental ageing characterised by the use of French oak barrels of various capacities. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |