Nerello Mascalese: Terre di Elio

Red wine

IGT Terre Siciliane

Certified Organic

Production area: Cammarata (Agrigento)

Altitude: 700 meters above sea level

Exposure: East-facing

Soil composition: Stony sandy soil

Age of the Vineyard: 35 year old vines, grafted from our old Nerello Mascalese “mother plants” . By grafting in this antique manner, we obtain grapes with a unique and exclusive “DNA” of Feudo Montoni, our copyright of Nature.

Vine density: 4.400 plants per hectare

Training system: Vertical trellis Pruning system: Guyot

Harvest: Handpicked and placed in small cases

Vinification process: Spontaneous fermentation process takes place in cement containers. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation takes place completely in cement.

Aging: 18 months in cement, 3 months in barrels, 2 months in the bottle

Sensory profile:. Aged in cement tanks and has very little contact with wood to highlight its subtle and timid texture on the palate. The color is pale ruby, on the nose are hints of wild catmint, wormwood, and laurel, together with scents of rose petals and of lily.

Alcohol: 13.50% vol.