Contrada Rampante Passopisciaro 2013

The Nerello Mascalese "Contrada Rampante" by Passopisciaro comes from a vineyard situated in more than one thousand meters above sea level, one of the highest vineyards in Europe, on which the vineyards with their 100 years of age are able to tell an important part of the story of this territory. Etna, as we well know by now, enjoys a microclimate all its own. A micro-climate that is characterized by the violent thermal excursions: the day the volcano is surrounded by cold air during the night, glides along the steep slopes through the rows of the Districts and altering the normal metabolism of the screw. Alteration absolutely positive it does concentrate the sugars and aromas, which helps to develop a bouquet and a remarkable freshness. The Nerello Mascalese "Contrada Rampante" by Passopisciaro comes from the vineyard, located on steep terraces with a lava-rich soil. Here we find yet ungrafted vineyards and find all the charm of old un'Etna. And in this wonderful terroir that comes Nerello Mascalese "Contrada Rampante", a Sicilian red wine that gives us the intensely fruity and floral, with veins of minerals really interesting and with a closing notes of violet, herbs and cherry. And its an elegance made wine, is the essence of the extraordinary terroir of Etna.