Firriato Le Sabbie dell'Etna Rosso 2021

Firriato Le Sabbie dell'Etna Rosso 2021

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Sicily - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

16 - 18°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Firriato Le Sabbie dell'Etna Rosso 2021
Le Sabbie dell’Etna Rosso, together with its white variant, is the forerunner of Firriato’s many decades of wine production on Etna. Wines from the Cavanera Etnea Estate form part of the elite by birth and are dedicated to exclusivity. They are labels considered for and dedicated to the most demanding wine-lovers.

Colour

Bright ruby with lively purple hues.

Bouquet

Mineral, ripe and elegant notes that unfold alternating intense and distinct hints of blackcurrants, prune jam, black cherries, liquorice, pepper and wilted violet.

Flavour

Well-balanced and harmonious, it develops with energy and liveliness. Rich, warm and refined, with suave tannins with a persistent and juicy finish.

Pairing

Meat
Cheese
Pork
Cold cuts

Features

Name Firriato Le Sabbie dell'Etna Rosso 2021
Type Red still
Classification DOC Etna Rosso
Year 2021
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 13.50% by volume
Grape varieties Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese
Country
Region Sicily
Origin Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania).
Climate Altitude: 700 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North-Eastern slope of Mount Etna.
Soil composition Sandy loam, volcanic and highly draining.
Cultivation system Espalier and bilateral spurred cordon.
No. plants per hectare 4,000-4,500.
Yield per hectare 7,500-7,700 kg/hectare.
Harvest By hand, the second and third decade of October.
Fermentation temperature 26-27 °C
Fermentation period 14 days.
Vinification Traditional in red in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation is carried out.
Ageing 12 months in 12-hl Slavonian oak barrels.
Total acidity 5.25 gr/L
pH 3.50
Allergens Contains sulphites
On offer Price Firriato Le Sabbie dell'Etna Rosso 2021 € 12.86  ex VAT

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Vintage

xtraWine
90/100 
2021
James Suckling
93/100 
2018
Wine Spectator
89/100 
2018
James Suckling
92/100 
2017
Robert Parker
87/100 
2017
Wine Spectator
89/100 
2017
Decanter
93/100 
2016
James Suckling
92/100 
2016
Vinous
89/100 
2016
Vinous
90/100 
2015
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2013
Robert Parker
90/100 
2008
Luca Maroni
93/99 
2007
Firriato

Firriato's strength is that it has been able to interpret, from the very beginning, the ancient Sicilian winemaking tradition in a modern key. Started in 1984 in the Trapani countryside, in Baglio Sorìa, the adventure of Salvatore Gaetano and his wif...

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