Etna Bianco DOC 75 cl Tenuta Bastonaca

CLASSIFICATION: Etna white DOC
VARIETY: Carricante 100%
PRODUCTION AREA: Northern slope of Etna in Contrada Piano dei Daini Solicchiata,
Castiglione di Sicilia
AGRICULTURE: Natural, in biological conversion
ALTIMETRY: 700 meters a.s.l. /700 meters a.s.l.
TYPE OF THE SOIL: Sandy of lava origin, with marked temperature variations between day and
night
TRAINING SYSTEM: Alberello Etna
PLANTING DENSITY: 6,000 vines per hectare
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES: 100 years
YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 quintals
HARVEST PERIOD: Beginning of October, harvested by hand using small crates
VINIFICATION: Selection manual of the bunches, soft pressing. Fermentation takes place
in steel tanks.
AGEING: About 12 months in stainless steel tanks on fine lees and at least 6 months in the
bottle
COLOUR: Straw yellow with golden reflections
BOUQUET: Intense, floral, broom, mango and with notes of honey
TASTE: Broad and elegant olfactory spectrum, sapid, fresh, and very long
aromatic persistence
PAIRINGS: Fish appetizers, first courses with shellfish, fried fish, white meats
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 12 - 15 °C