Description
The Calderara Sottana is a single vineyard wine produced only from vineyards between 50-100 years old. Of all vineyard wines of the company, Calderara Sottana is perhaps the most complete as it contains and displays a wide range of flavours, bouquets, and nuances.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 2002
- Oenologist: Calogero Statella
- Bottles produced: 300.000
- Hectares: 35


Name | Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana 2021 |
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Type | Red green still |
Denomination | Etna DOC |
Vintage | 2021 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 98% Nerello Mascalese, 2% Nerello Cappuccio |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Vendor | Tenuta delle Terre Nere |
Story | The Italian word "Calderara", indicating also the place in which this wine is produced, is reminiscent of warmth, probably referring to the warmth that the black stones retain and transmit back to the earth on cold nights. |
Origin | Contrada Calderara, town of Randazzo (Catania). Exposure: northern slope of Mount Etna at 600-650 m. a.s.l. |
Soil composition | Volcanic soil, extremely stony, shallow, very rich in skeleton. |
Cultivation system | Traditional "alberello" head-training system converted to espalier. |
Yield per hectare | 5 tons. |
Harvest | First decade of October. |
Fermentation temperature | 28-30 °C |
Wine making | Alcoholic fermentation under controlled temperature between 28-30°C. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. |
Aging | Ageing in French oak barriques, tonneaux, and big barrels made of 20% new wood. Bottling after 16 8 months of wood aging and 1 month in steel. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |