2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles the salty minerality and gripping

the salty minerality and gripping acidity

The excellent Chênes terroir is located in the eastern part of the village of Cumières

Letty’s Vineyard (Suisun Valley AVA)

lying between 5 and 25º C

Influenced by the Iberian system

2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles the salty minerality and grippingCrafted from 90% Nerello Mascalese co fermented with 10% indigenous white varieties (Minnella, Inzolia, Carricante, Grecanico, Catarratto, Malvasia), this wine hails from pre phylloxera vines aged 50130 years, planted in fine volcanic sand at elevations of 6001,200 meters on the northern slopes of Mount Etna. The wine underwent a 12 day skin maceration, followed by malolactic fermentation in oak and 6 months of aging on the lees. This process imparts