Metodo Classico from indigenous grapes cultivated in a climatically suitable environment. Carricante harvested early and processed with the greatest care.
All the activity undertaken manually for a brut which expresses the black lands of Etna.
Territories & Wineries
Brut Metodo Classico
Sicilia D.O.C.
100% Carricante
2020 | WinesCritic.com | 92 |
2019 | Wine Enthusiast | 93 |
2018 | Wine Enthusiast | 95 |
2017 | Wine Enthusiast | 93 |
WinesCritic.com | 91 | |
James Suckling | 90 | |
Vinous | 90 | |
Jancis Robinson | 17 | |
2016 | Wine Enthusiast | 95 |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 92+ | |
WinesCritic.com | 90 | |
2015 | James Suckling | 91 |
Wine Advocate Robert Parker | 91 | |
Falstaff | 91 | |
2014 | ViniBuoni d'Italia | Corona |
2010 | James Suckling | 90 |
Altimetry
815/850
Above sea level
Climate
21°Average temperature
Farming system
Spurred cordon and Guyot
Planting density
5.000 vines per hectare
Now
16.72°C
Cloudiness | 29% |
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Humidity | 80% |
Wind | 1.8mh ↑↗ |
First Vintage
2009
Time of Harvest
20
september
Vinification
The grapes are harvested early into crates so as to preserve acidity; then they are destalked and undergo soft pressing, the must decanted is racked and inoculated with yeasts, it ferments at 15⁰C in stainless steel vats, the wine thus obtained remains on the fine lees with continual stirring until January, at the end of March it is prepared for the ‘tirage’ and is bottled; it remains on the lees for 20 months, at 12⁰C, and is then disgorged.
Alcohol Content
12%vol.
Aging Capacity
From 3 to 5 years