Etna Rosso “Arcurìa” Sopra il Pozzo
The Arcurìa cru sits on the northern slope of the volcano at 700 meters high – it offers the most frank and elegant expression of pure Nerello Mascalese. Sopra il Pozzo, is from select vines within the Arcurìa vineyard.
Appellation: Etna Rosso DOC
Type: Red, dry
Varietal: 100% Nerello Mascalese – indigenous to the Etna area
Certified Organic
Color: Ruby with orange reflections.
Bouquet: Complex on the nose with aromas of candied citrus, red fruits, anise, and hints of cold smoke, spices, delicate aromatic herbs, balsamic vinegar, grilled meat and a hint of bitter cocoa.
Taste: In the mouth the fruit is full with vibrant acidity and a clearly volcanic minerality with a light cocoa note on the finish. The presence of wood is only noticeable as a textural lushness.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Food Pairing: Roast pork, grilled meats, baked stuffed sardines, tuna and tomato, barbecue short ribs, swordfish with tomatoes and capers, steak, sweet and sour pork, smoked eggplant, Thai style eggplant, pecorino, caciocavallo (sicilian mozzarella), provolone, fresh ricotta, and gruyere.
Production Area: La Vigna Sopra il Pozzo is located in Contrada Arcuria, in the Passopisciaro
Altitude: 700 meters (2,300 feet) a.s.l.
Vine Density: 6,000- to 10,000-plants per hectare.
Soil: Volcanic origin and in this parcel have a particular texture, made up of overlapping and alternating layers of lava stone and coarse sand called “rifusa.”
Yield: Less than 40 quintals per hectare.
Harvest: Mid-October.
Fermentation: The grapes are sent to ferment in open oak vats with a long period of maceration on the skins.
Aging: 18- to 24-months in large wooden ‘tini’, made from Nevers oak by Austrian Cooper, Stockinger. Malolactic fermentation occurred naturally.
Bottle Aging: At least 6-months before release.
