Tasting Notes
70% Nerello mascalese, 30% the white grapes of Carricante, Minnella, Insolia.On skins for about 48 hours, all grapes pressed together and then fermented in steel"Dark and mysterious with blackberries, better cherry and minerals Big, bold and powerful. Earthy tones with grippy tannins that screams for food"
SRC (Read pronouncing the letters: esSeRCi , in Italian means "here we are"), the acronym you read on the label, is their motto but they are also the initials of their names: Sandra, Rori and Cinzia, owners of the vineyard - the family Crasà. The company, led by Rori Parasiliti, is very young with the first harvest in 2013, they have an incredible five hectares on the northern slope of the volcano Etna in the districts of Crasà, Calderara, Scimonetta and Rivaggi (all between the towns of Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo).
The work in the vineyard is restricted to (only copper and sulfur treatments) respecting the rhythms of nature and using the sheep to manage weeds.In the cellar, as for the agricultural part, the details are taken care of so carefully cement is the preferred material to avoid any kind of assignment. The use of ultra low sulfur. It is not filtered nor clarified.
-Importer Note
Product Type | Wine Red Rose |
Volume | 750ml |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Sub Region | Etna |
Winemaking Practices | Natural |
Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |