Etna Rosso 2022

Description

A still red wine from Etna, Sicily, 13.5% ABV, produced by Benanti. Blend of Nerello Cappuccio and Nerello Mascalese. The winery, founded in 1988, is a benchmark for Etna viticulture, producing approximately 250,000 bottles annually. Vinified on the skins with long maceration. After malolactic fermentation, the wine is racked into small 225-liter barrels where it ages for 8-10 months. Ample aromas of red fruit with hints of vanilla. Bright ruby red with faint purple hues. Dry, well-balanced acidity, slightly tannic, harmonious, with a good persistence and aromas of red fruit.

Details

Perfume

Aroma of red fruit, broad, with nuances of vanilla.

Color

Bright ruby red with faint violet hues.

Taste

Dry, rightly acid, little tannin, harmonious, good persistence with red fruit aroma.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Benanti

From this winery

• Start up year: 1988
• Oenologist: Enzo Calì
• Bottles produced: 250.000
• Hectares: 30

An innovative vision with the goal of producing excellent wines: this is the Benanti credo, a long-etsablished family with Bolognese origins that boasts a centuries-old history. The Sicilian branch of the Benanti family was born in 1734, when a descendant was sent to Sicily by Vittorio Amedeo d’Aosta. At the end of the nineteenth century Giuseppe Benanti began producing wine from local Etna grapes. Since those first vintages, generations of our family have been in love with making wine on the volcano, and we have transformed a passion into mastery for enhancing the peculiarities of indigenous vines in a territory that is indomitable and diverse. The research and creation of authentic wines, capable of celebrating the Etna terroir in its various expressions, have become a distinctive feature of our production.

The Benanti family has been instrumental in Etna’s viticulture throughout history, contributing first hand to its evolution. Now managed by Giuseppe Benanti’s two sons, Antonio and Salvino Benanti, the winery has an annual production of about 250.000 bottles that are distributed throughout the most important markets worldwide. Read more

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Benanti Etna Rosso 2022
Type	Red still
Denomination	Etna DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Benanti
Origin	Viagrande (CT)
Climate	High hills, with considerable temperature fluctuations between day and night. Altitude: 700 m above sea level.
Soil composition	Sandy, volcanic, rich in minerals with a sub-acid reaction.
Plants per hectare	6.500 vines per hectare.
Yield per hectare	70 q/Ha
Harvest	Mid-October.
Wine making	Vinified in red with long maceration on the skins.
Aging	After malolactic fermentation, the wine is racked into small 225-litre barrels where it remains for 8 0 months.
Allergens	Contains sulphites