Description
Contrada Trimarchisa is located in the village of Verzella, in the town of Castiglione di Sicilia. It is a ridge of lava soil, with the presence of calcareous sediments, sloping towards the Alcantara river. The vines used are Nerello Mascalese and a small part of Nerello Cappuccio. The vines have an average age of over 40 years.
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Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

Pairings
- Start up year: 1865
- Oenologist: Angelo Di Grazia
- Bottles produced: 350.000
- Hectares: 72


Name | Tornatore Etna Rosso Contrada Trimarchisa 2018 |
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Type | Red green still |
Denomination | Etna DOC |
Vintage | 2018 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 95% Nerello Mascalese, 5% Nerello Cappuccio |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Vendor | Cantine Tornatore |
Origin | Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania). |
Cultivation system | Spurred cordon. |
Yield per hectare | 6,000 kg/hectare. |
Harvest | By hand, the second and third decade of October with small crates. The grapes then undergo manual sorting at the winery. |
Wine making | Destemmed and not fully crushed, the grapes are sent into truncated conical wooden vats, where they macerate for about 10 2 days at a temperature of 22-25°C. Manual punching-down is carried out several times a day on the macerating grapes with a pneumatic punching-down machine. Once fermentation is complete, the grapes are left to macerate for a few more days, after which they are drawn off and pressed using a traditional vertical press. The wine thus obtained rests, in 25-hl barrels, for 18 months before being bottled. |
Aging | 18 months in wooden barrels and concrete tanks and 6 months in the bottle. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |