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Tefra
Etna’s Nerello Mascalese is well known for producing quality rosé wines thanks to its light, bright color. From a small piece of a vineyard in Contrada Rampante, Tefra – from the Greek for “ash” – the set of pyroclastic materials generated by the volcanic eruption. A true Nerello Mascalese on the nose: delicate and clean, and yet very dynamic in the mouth, thanks to its freshness and zestiness.
VINEYARD
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A blend of grapes from the various areas of Tenuta Tascante located on the northern Etna slope between the towns of Randazzo and Castiglione di Sicilia.
SOIL
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The landscape of the Contrada Rampante vineyards is characterized by volcanic formations with different compositions but from the same time period (between 4,000 and 15,000 years ago).
Characteristics
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Details
Grape: Nerello Mascalese
Appellation: Rosé – Etna DOC
Vineyards: northern slope of the Etna volcano – Contrada Rampante, Castiglione di
Sicilia – Catania – Sicily
Soil: terraced on volcanic sediments
Year planted: 1970 and 2010
Elevation: 740 m.a.s.l.
Exposure: north
Training system: espalier
Pruning system: spurred cordon
Vines per ha: 4,250
Yield per ha: 63 ql
Harvest period: September 28th, 2022
Climate trends: dry and cold winter, warm spring with low rainfall. Hot summer, with good rainfall in August
Fermentation: Direct pressing of the grapes and fermentation process for white wine using the free-run must
Fermentation temperature: 16/18°C
Duration of fermentation: 12 days
Malolactic fermentation: not carried out
Aging: In stainless steel tanks in the presence of fine lees
Alcohol content: 13% Vol.
Wine analytical data: pH 3.40 – TA 5.75 g/l – RS 0.7 g/l – TE 18.08 g/l
Contains sulphites
Awards
- Vintage 2022Guide VinousAward 90/100
- Vintage 2022Guide Wine EnthusiastAward 91/100
- Vintage 2022Guide James SucklingAward 91/100
- Vintage 2021Guide Wine EnthusiastAward 90/100
- Vintage 2021Guide DecanterAward 93/100
- Vintage 2021Guide James SucklingAward 92/100
- Vintage 2021Guide VinousAward 91/100
- Vintage 2021Guide FalstaffAward 90/100
- Vintage 2020Guide Wine SpectatorAward 91/100