Terra Costantino
Etna Rosso DeAetna 2023
| Denomination | DOC Etna Rosso |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio |
| Aging | After malolactic fermentation the wine ana in steel and oak tonneaux and then in the bottle. |
Description
Organic still red wine from Etna DOC, 13.5% ABV, produced by Terra Costantino. 0.75 L bottle, 2022 vintage. A wine made in Contrada Blandano, in Viagrande, from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio grapes grown on volcanic soil. A typically Mediterranean bouquet reveals notes of small blackberry fruit, mastic shrubs with flowers and berries, and wild fennel against a background of lava, enhanced by balsamic notes of Sichuan pepper. A bright and transparent ruby color. On the palate, an excellent balance of fresh glycerine, velvety tannins, and a long, intensely savory finish.
Awards
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2023
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2023
93/100
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2023
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2023
3Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
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2023
91/100
Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1975
- Oenologist: Luca D'Attoma
- Bottles produced: 30.000
- Hectares: 10
This activity was dedicated to self-sufficiency until recent years, when Dino decided to change his path towards quality, followed by his son Fabio in the name of his attachment to the territory as follows: "We listen to the grapes, we smell the earth, we caress the vineyard. When the sun beats, when cold nights blow on the shoots, when the colours of the leaves change, we are there. But we don't make wine. Etna does the wine up here".
And in accordance with this axiom, the biological protocol was chosen to conduct the single body of about 10 hectares, between 450 and 550 meters above sea level, in Contrada Blandano, which is the company's heritage. Volcanic soils on which only ethnic vines are allowed, with the two Nerello red berries and Carricante and Catarratto for the white ones.
The oldest vines are planted with saplings, with densities of around 8,000 vines per hectare, which decrease to around 4,000 for the more recent spurred cordon vines. In the cellar, the advent of Luca D'Attoma has given further impetus to the search for quality, leaning towards the traditional large barrel for the two Blandano, which unfortunately are expected with the new vintage after the good performance sustained, for both, with 2014. Only steel is used for the white and pink wines, and cement and tonneau for the red wines of the DeAetna line.
This name tends to indicate "a philosophy before a wine", in fact it is taken from the title of a booklet of 1496, in which the future Cardinal Pietro Bembo disserts the conformation of the volcano after a trip to Sicily. Read more
| Name | Terra Costantino Etna Rosso DeAetna 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Terra Costantino |
| Origin | Contrada Blandano - Viagrande (CT) |
| Climate | High hills with considerable differences in temperature between day and night. Altitude: 500 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South - East. |
| Soil composition | Sands of volcanic matrix. |
| Cultivation system | Espalier and spurred cordon. |
| Plants per hectare | 6500 |
| Yield per hectare | 50-60 q |
| Harvest | Manual, first 15 days of October. |
| Wine making | The grapes are destemmed and sent to fermentation - maceration for about ten days. Short pumpovers are carried out during maceration. |
| Aging | After malolactic fermentation the wine ana in steel and oak tonneaux and then in the bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |