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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 2007
- Oenologist: Carlo Ferrini
- Bottles produced: 70.000
- Hectares: 20
The vineyard soils are of a sandy-loam nature, with an abundant presence of skeleton and mineral elements - a generous gift from Etna's volcano - that give the wines unique characteristics.
The choice was made to cultivate only native Etna vines, bred for the most part in the traditional alberello form. A choice derived from the profound conviction that this is what the territory requires. Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Carricante are and will be the main protagonists of the Pietradolce story. Read more


Name | Pietradolce Etna Rosso Vigna Barbagalli 2017 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Etna DOC |
Vintage | 2017 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Vendor | Pietradolce |
Origin | Riposto (CT). |
Climate | Altitude: 900 m. a.s.l. |
Soil composition | Stony, light sandy loam. |
Cultivation system | Alberello. |
Harvest | Grapes are harvested by hand. Second 10 days of October. |
Wine making | Grapes are left to macerate on the skins for 18 days, soft pressed. |
Aging | 20 months in French,fine grain oak barrels,light toast. Natural malolactic fermentation. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |