• Tenuta Benedetta Etna Rosso Rosso di Laura 2016
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Tenuta Benedetta Sicily Etna DOC Wines

Tenuta Benedetta

Tenuta Benedetta Etna Rosso Rosso di Laura 2016

Red still

  • Tenuta Benedetta Etna Rosso Rosso di Laura 2016
  • Tenuta Benedetta Etna Rosso Rosso di Laura 2016
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Tenuta Benedetta Sicily Etna DOC Wines
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12 bottles

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Denomination Etna DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 80% Nerello Mascalese, 20% Nerello Cappuccio
Aging The ageing of the wine lasts 13 months in 500 lt French oak tonneaux. Ageing in bottles: 12 months.
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Perfume

Perfume

The bouquet is full of typical smells: pot-pourry of red and dried fruits, where raspberry and cherry jump out of the glass, followed by Asian spices, aromatic herbs, graphite and salty sea notes.

Color

Color

The colour is a bright ruby red with clear edges.

Taste

Taste

The taste embraces the mouth totally, with a long persistence, supported by good tannins and salty sea notes. The balance makes this wine elegant and ready to drink. Long lasting end.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Tenuta Benedetta
From this winery
Tenuta Benedetta is a small wine-growing and wine-producing business born from our love for Sicily and its unique products. Daniele Noli and his wife Laura are the owner of Tenuta Benedetta, witch takes its name from their daughter, who takes part herself in the project. Daniele is a chemist and has inherited his passion for wine from his father. He graduated in Viticulture and Enology and attends to the whole production of the Tenuta. Laura deals with administration. The property includes three vineyards: Vigna Laura, Vigna Benedetta and Vigna Mariagrazia.

Vigna Laura is located in Contrada Verzella in the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia. It includes two vineyards of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio that date back to the beginning of the 1900. The grape wine are cultivated in the form of the typical “alberello”, small tree vine of Etna. The density is 9000 plants per hectare.

Vigna Benedetta is a vineyard of Sangiovese cultivated in the form of the typical small tree of Etna. The vineyard is located in Passopisciaro, Contrada Feudo di Mezzo, in the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia. Its density is 10000 plants per hectare.

Vigna Mariagrazia is a vineyard of Carricante, cultivated in the form of the typical “alberello”, small tree vine of Etna. It is located in the municipality of Milo and its density is 10000 plants per hectare.

The main purpose of our business is to produce wines which respect the identity of our extraordinary territory. Read more
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Tenuta Benedetta

Seasoned cheese, cold cuts, red meat.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Tenuta Benedetta Etna Rosso Rosso di Laura 2016
Type Red still
Denomination Etna DOC
Vintage 2016
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Grape varieties 80% Nerello Mascalese, 20% Nerello Cappuccio
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Tenuta Benedetta
Origin Contrada Verzella
Climate Altitude: 650 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Volcanic soil.
Cultivation system Etna's typical small tree.
Plants per hectare 9000
Harvest By hand in October.
Wine making Fermentation is made at controlled temperature in French oak tronco-conic vats.
Aging The ageing of the wine lasts 13 months in 500 lt French oak tonneaux. Ageing in bottles: 12 months.
Allergens Contains sulphites