Buonora
Vintage 2019
Historically one of the vineyards used for its acidity and productivity, the Carricante variety is probably one of the most interesting multi-faceted varieties. Mineral and sulfur notes, hints of hydrocarbons, even in the younger vintages. It’s the expression of the vertical elements of the wines of the Volcano. A wine that reflects the nature of the territory it comes from, the Etna Volcano.
- Grapes: Carricante
- Appellation: Etna DOC
- Vineyards: northern slope of the Etna volcano – contrada Feudo (Castiglione di Sicilia) contrada Salice (Milo) – Catania – Sicily
- Soil: terrace cultivations on volcanogenic sediments
- Age of vineyard: 2000
- Elevation: 600 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard exposure: north
- Training system: espalier
- Pruning system: guyot
- Vines per ha: 5,000
- Yields per ha: 70 ql on average
- Harvest period: October 1st – 10th
- Weather pattern: A cool spring with regular rainfall. A cool and dry summer with rain mostly at the end of the summer. Excellent climate conditions during the harvest period.
- Fermentation: in stainless steel tank
- Fermentation temperature: 16-18°C
- Duration of fermentation: 12 days
- Malolactic fermentation: not developed
- Aging: 4 months in stainless steel tanks with fermenting agents
- Alcohol content: 12% Vol.
- Wine analytical data: pH 3,16 – TA 6,87 g/l – RS 0,4 g/l – ET 20,3 g/l