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Generazione Alessandro
Etna Rosso ‘Sciaramanica’ Single Vineyard
Sicily · Italy·Vintage 2021
Critics
Tasting note
This wine presents a bright and vivid ruby red color. On the nose, enticing notes of blueberry and blackberry intertwine with floral and spicy aromas, creating a rich and elegant bouquet. Hints of violet, pine resin, cardamom, and sandalwood contribute to an intriguing potpourri of scents. On the palate, firm yet well-balanced tannins are complemented by an energetic freshness and a savory sapidity that dries the mouth on the finish, leaving a lingering and pleasantly distinctive sensation reminiscent of capers and anchovies. Organic certified and vegan
The wine
- Grape
- Nerello Mascalese with a small percentage of other varieties, mainly Nerello Cappuccio and Alicante
- Style
- Red
- Size
- 750ml
- Winemaker
- Benedetto Alessandro
- Altitude
- 660 m a.s.l. (Contrada Sciaramanica, Linguaglossa, north-east slope of Etna)
- Vine age
- Planted around 1950 (Etna alberello, 8,000 vines/ha)
- Yield
- 45 quintals/ha
- Vinification
- Hand-picked into small crates in the early morning (2nd ten days of October); destemmed and gently crushed. Alcoholic fermentation c. 10 days in small open vats with manual punch-downs.
- Ageing
- 14 months in French oak tonneaux (500 and 700 l); at least 6 months in bottle at a constant 18°C.
- Soil
- Volcanic sands
The producer
Generazione Alessandro
Castiglione di Sicilia · Etna, SicilyFounded 2015about 10 ha of vineyardgenerazionealessandro.it
Generazione Alessandro is the Etna project of cousins Benedetto, Anna and Benedetto Alessandro, the fourth generation of the family behind Alessandro di Camporeale near Palermo. From 2015 they bought and planted about ten hectares on the volcano's north-eastern slope across four contrade, making single-vineyard Etna DOC wines from Nerello Mascalese and Carricante; their first wine, Trainara 2018, won Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri.