Musmeci Etna Rosso DOC 2022 - PREPHILLOXERA

"Tenuta di Fessina decided to dedicate the CRU of Nerello Mascalese to the Musmeci family, and especially to Mr. Ignazio Musmeci, the one who for many years has kept "I Vigne di Fessina" with so much love that allowed Tenuta di Fessina to work on vines of over eighty years old . It is the story of this extraordinary land, with its landscapes, its colours, its civilization that interweave with the destiny of people. And to the wine that will  be born."

DENOMINATION: Etna Rosso D.O.C.
VARIETAL: Nerello Mascalese 100%
ALCOHOL: vol. 13,5 % (750ml), 14,5% (magnum 1500ml)

TASTING NOTES
COLOR: pale ruby with brick red shades
SCENT: red fruit under spirit, forest floor, mentholated and balsamic, ashes, goudron, humus, liquorice, tobacco, capers, rosemary
TASTE: tannic centre silky and velvety, persistent acidity, goudron, glacial mint, ripe red fruit, marasca cherry, nutmeg, round finish, enveloping and complex.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCTION AREA
PRODUCTION AREA: Rovittello
VINEYARD SURFACE: 6 ha
AGE OF THE VINEYARD: 1932
EXPOSITION: North -East
ALTITUDE: 700 mt

HARVEST TIME: October
YIELD PER HA: 5.000 kg
VINIFICATION : soft destemming-crushing with rollers after a careful selection of the grapes in the vineyard and on the sorting belt in the cellar.
FERMENTATION: fermentation in red with maceration on the skins for 10-15 days at a 
temperature between 25 and 28 ° C.
TIME OF MACERATION ON THE PEELS: 10-15 days
AGING: 10 -12 months in French oak barrels of 5 hl, after another step in big oak barrels of 35 hl for 6-8 months, final aging in bottle for at least 4 years.