Cottanera
Etna Rosso Zottorinoto Riserva 2019
| Denomination | DOC Etna Rosso Riserva |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Aging | 24 months in French oak barrels. Followed by 24 months of ageing in the bottle. |
Description
Still red Etna DOC, 14% ABV, produced by Cottanera. 100% Nerello Mascalese. 0.75 l bottle, 2019 vintage. An Etna Rosso Riserva born from the passion of the Cambria family, who have revitalized a unique winemaking area. Last week of October, bunches are selected on the vine and hand-picked into crates. Maceration on the skins at a controlled temperature of 28°C for approximately 30 days. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of 26°-28°C with constant pumping over and punching down. Aged for 24 months in French oak barrels. Subsequently, 24 months of bottle aging. Garnet highlights on a ruby color. A bouquet of typical proportions, with a pastel background of sweet spices and toasted notes, from which emerges a lava flow carrying evident traces of blackcurrant and morello cherry, wilting violets, camphor, and Mediterranean scrub with rosemary and marjoram. On the palate, elegance emerges, dictated by silky tannins, an intense, fresh, and savory progression that streamlines the well-proportioned body, and a long, balsamic finish.
Awards
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2019
3This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2019
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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2019
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 2000
- Oenologist: Lorenzo Landi
- Bottles produced: 300.000
- Hectares: 65
| Name | Cottanera Etna Rosso Zottorinoto Riserva 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Cottanera |
| Origin | Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania). |
| Climate | Altitude: 750-800 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Volcanic. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon and head-training. |
| Plants per hectare | 6,600 0,000. |
| Yield per hectare | 4,000 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | By hand, in late October, with crates and a selection of the grapes. |
| Fermentation temperature | 26-28 °C |
| Wine making | Gentle destemming and maceration with skin contact at a controlled temperature of 28°C for about 30 days. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of 26-28°C with constant pumping-over and punch-down. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in French oak barrels. |
| Aging | 24 months in French oak barrels. Followed by 24 months of ageing in the bottle. |
| Total acidity | 500.0 gr/L |
| PH | 3.65 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |