Stranizza d’Amuri – Orange Wine 2024

€22,00

STRANIZZA D’AMURI

ORANGE WINE – IGP TERRE SICILIANE

Vineyard: Carricante 100%

Cultivation system: sapling on the row.

Age of the vineyards: about 15 years old

Production Area: East side of Mount Etna, near Zafferana Etnea.

Altitude: 550 m asl.

Climate: of hill overlooking the sea with wide fluctuations in temperature between day and night.

Type of soil: volcanic sandy, rich in mineral salts.

Vine density: 6.000 plants per hectare.

Yield per hectare: 60 Ql.

Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and gently pressed. Fermentation with the skins at 16/18 °C. with repeated punching down for about 3 weeks. Once fermentation is complete, the wine is pressed and stored until bottling.

Ageing: 6 months in stainless steel on fine lees.

Colour: pale orange with golden highlights.

Bouquet: orange blossom, ripe yellow flower, aromatic herbs, very ripe exotic fruit, smoky notes and tea leaf.

Taste: dry, with balanced freshness and sapidity, and an unexpected tannic structure that wraps the palate and invites another sip.

Alcohol content: 12 % vol.

Food matches: it pairs well with aged cheeses, delicate fried foods and fish soups.

Serving temperature: 12-14 °C.

Production manager: Leonardo La Corte

Bottles produced: about 1.200 / year.

Bottle: Rhenish bottle Nouvelle, (8,1 x 32,8 cm) in dark glass, high protection AG. Bottles 75 cl.

Stopper: technical cork, flanged stoppers, environmentally sustainable, in sugarcane biopolymer, zero carbon footprint impact, Nomacorc SelectGreen100. 44 x 24 mm.

Label: in two languages and barcode. Made in recycled paper.