2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles lying between 5 and 25º

lying between 5 and 25º C

this wine is spontaneously fermented w/ its native yeasts and raised n stainless steel to preserve its purity

Old (60+) year old vines

the salty minerality and gripping acidity

2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles lying between 5 and 25ºCrafted 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