Monteleone
Monteleone Etna Rosso Qubba 2021
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Aging | It matures in 700 litre oak barrels (tonneaux) for 12 months with delicate toasting, afterwards it matures in the bottle for 12 months before the release. |
Awards
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2021
93/100
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2021
93/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2021
92/100
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Ours is not a family business, but simply a family: taking care of the vineyards and producing wine are activities which have transformed our lives so much that any boundary between life and work has been erased ever since.
Our life paths have been very different, nonetheless – through bizarre turns of events – we have eventually met each other and chosen to take part in the wonderful and complex adventure of wine-making.
Our project took shape in July 2017 when, after a long research, we chose an old, two-hectare vineyard near the river Alcantara. We are at the foot of Mount Etna, less than 500 metres above sea level, and 30 metres away from the ancient Cuba di Santa Domenica, a rare and wonderful Byzantine jewel. When we first came here in a hot summer day, a warm wind swept our doubts and uncertainties away immediately: this was the locus amenus we had been looking for, the right place to make our wine. In the following years we have been focusing on expanding our business through new vineyards which would be the basis for new wines. Ours is a story in the making and the best part of it is that the most of it is yet to come. Read more
| Name | Monteleone Etna Rosso Qubba 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Monteleone |
| Origin | Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) |
| Climate | Altitude:500 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Volcanic, with medium presence of skeleton, mainly sandy. |
| Cultivation system | Etnean alberello (head-trained). |
| Yield per hectare | 40 q. |
| Harvest | Manual harvest during the early morning and delivery to the cellar in 10 kg boxes. |
| Wine making | After the destemming, grapes ferment in small tanks with selected yeasts under uncontrolled temperatures. During maceration, which lasts 10–12 days, daily breaking up of the marc are carried out by manual punching down. After the racking, malolactic fermentation is carried out in 700 litre oak barrels (tonneaux) with indigenous bacteri. |
| Aging | It matures in 700 litre oak barrels (tonneaux) for 12 months with delicate toasting, afterwards it matures in the bottle for 12 months before the release. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
