Cottanera Etna Rosso Zottorinoto Riserva 2019

Still red Etna DOC, 14% ABV, produced by Cottanera. 100% Nerello Mascalese. 0.75 l bottle, 2019 vintage. An Etna Rosso Riserva born from the passion of the Cambria family, who have revitalized a unique winemaking area. Last week of October, bunches are selected on the vine and hand-picked into crates. Maceration on the skins at a controlled temperature of 28°C for approximately 30 days. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of 26°-28°C with constant pumping over and punching down. Aged for 24 months in French oak barrels. Subsequently, 24 months of bottle aging. Garnet highlights on a ruby color. A bouquet of typical proportions, with a pastel background of sweet spices and toasted notes, from which emerges a lava flow carrying evident traces of blackcurrant and morello cherry, wilting violets, camphor, and Mediterranean scrub with rosemary and marjoram. On the palate, elegance emerges, dictated by silky tannins, an intense, fresh, and savory progression that streamlines the well-proportioned body, and a long, balsamic finish.