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Rosso di Contrada
Don Pasquale

This wine is linked to family history and obtained from a small, half- hectare vineyard with a northern exposure. The soil consists of white calcareous soil at an elevation of 70 meters above sea level. The exposure to the sun and soil type give the wine a remarkable freshness, acidity and structure. This wine is fermented in stainless steel for twenty days and then matured in the tank until the following spring and followed by a long bottle aging.

Territory - Val di Noto, Buonivini district
Varietal - Nero d'Avola
Soil - White limestone with fine texture
Vineyard extension - 0.50 ha
Training system - Spurred cordon (6,000 vines per hectare)
Altitude above sea level - 70 mt
Exposure - North
Yield per hectare - 45 qli / ha - 33hl / ha
Agriculture - Biodynamics, without herbicides, without chemical and / or synthetic treatments and / or treatments, pesticide treatments limited to low doses of mine sulfur; fertilizations limited to biodynamic preparations, shredded pruning and green manure of grasses and legumes.
Vinification - With indigenous yeasts, long maceration of the must with the skins
Maturation - In steel tanks, bottled in the spring following the harvest
Total production - Around 1,500