Passopisciaro Contrada Guardiola Terre Siciliane IGT 2018

Contrada Guardiola is an old domain between 800 m and 1000 m asl, that was almost lost to the 1947’s eruption. It produces complex wines with rich flavours, typically of marzipan, orange and crying red fruit. This wine comes from a parcel of older plantings on the edge of Guardiola’s bottom.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Harvest October

Varietal Nerello Mascalese

Age of the vineyards over 100 yeards old

Vineyard’s density 8000 plants per hectare

Altitude 800 mt a.s.l.

Surface 2.3 hectares

Yield per Ha 14 hl

Fertilization None

Spraying Sulphur, copper, propolis, clay,grapefruit seed extract

Alcoholic fermentation for 10 days in steel vats

Malolactic fermentation large oak barrels

Ageing for 18 months in large oak barrels

Bottling waning  moon of April

Production 3500 bottles