Buonora

Buonora

Vintage 2018

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 – 5th
• 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 3,2 – TA 6,5 g/l – RS 0,8 g/l – ET 20,5 g/l