Fior di Rosso

ITALY – Sicily – Marsala

Locality:

ITALY – Sicily – Marsala

Appellation:

Terre Siciliane Rosso IGP

Grape Variety:

Perricone and Nero d’Avola

WineMaker:

Nino Barraco

Vineyard:

2 flat parcels in contrada Bausa, near the sea. 15-years-old Perricone vines and 18-year-old Nero d’Alva vines, planted over clay-limestone soil. Density of 4000 vines/ha.

Viticulture:

Organic (not certified). Vines partially bushed and partially Guyot pruned. Modest leaf pulling and green manure fertilizer. Yield 35 hl/ha.

WineMaking:

10-day pre-fermentation cool maceration. 100% de-stemmed and crushed then gently pressed in horizontal press. After settling, spontaneous fermentation over indigenous yeasts in stainless-steel tank with punch-downs and pump-overs. Naturally occurring malolactic conversion.

Aging:

Aged for 18 months in stainless-steel tank.

Bottling:

Bottled after 18 months of maturation. 40 mg/L total sulfite. 12.5% alcohol. pH = 3.4. Free SO2 10mg/L.

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