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History.<\/span><\/b><\/strong> Appellation.<\/span> On the mountain.<\/span> In the vineyard. In the cellar. In the glass. At the table. <\/p>\n
\nAfter almost thirty years of experience vinifying the well-known Etna Rosso Rovittello, in 2015 Benanti decided to aim for new heights by focusing exclusively on the small, pre-phylloxera portion of the vineyard and extending the wine\u2019s vinification, maturation and refining period to 60 months, thereby creating this new, exclusive Etna Rosso Riserva produced in a very limited quantity.<\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/strong>Etna D.O.C. Rosso Riserva<\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/strong>Terraced vineyard located in Contrada Dafara Galluzzo<\/a>, in the upper area of Rovittello, part of the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia (CT), on Etna\u2019s Northern slope, at an elevation of 750 m a.s.l. (2,450 ft a.s.l.)<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong>Nerello Mascalese (c.90%), Etna\u2019s noble indigenous red variety, and Nerello Cappuccio (c.10%), cultivated on Etna for centuries. The two varieties are co-planted in the same vineyard, with a sandy, volcanic soil, rich in minerals, with sub-acid reaction. The head-trained bush vines (\u201calberello\u201d) are pre-phylloxera and ungrafted, with a planting density of 9,000 to 10,000 vinestocks per hectare and a yield of 5,500 kg\/ha. The area\u2019s mountain climate is humid and rather rainy in the colder season, snowy at times, with good ventilation and very significant diurnal range.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong>The grapes are hand-harvested and selected in late October. Fermentation takes place in a stainless steel vat at a controlled temperature of 25\u00b0 C, with a long maceration, with the aid of Benanti\u2019s own indigenous yeast, which was selected from local vineyards through years of research and experimentation in the celllar. Malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel, then maturation occurs in large barrels of French oak (15hl) for about 24 months. The refining period in the bottle is 12 months.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong>The color is pale ruby with light tints of garnet. The nose is fine, ethereal, floral, intense, spicy, delicate with hints of ripe fruits and noble wood. The palate is dry, tannic, mineral, elegant, harmonic, with remarkable persistence.
\nServing temperature: 18 \u2013 19\u00b0C<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong>An elegant and very age-worthy wine ideal with game, red meat and mature cheese.<\/p>\n