Tornatore Etna Rosso 2022

In the Castiglione di Sicilia area, in the Contrada Piano dei Daini, the Tornatore Family‘s Etna Rosso is produced in the largest Etna DOC vineyard. With a centuries-old family history, the company settled in Castiglione di Sicilia in 1865 thanks to a detailed knowledge of the territory that led to the subdivision of the production areas into contradas, for a tradition of attachment and respect for nature that has been inherited and continued by the current generation of Tornatores. The choice of the company located on the northern slope of Etna is to concentrate the production of wines coming only from native Sicilian vines and foreseen by the production regulations Etna D.O.C.

One of the most successful products is the Tornatore Etna Rosso whose grapes, Nerello Mascalese, renowned for its structure and softness, and the Nero Cappuccio, known for its fruity and persistent taste, are hand-picked, subjected to a manual selection, destemmed, partially pressed and sent to concrete tanks for maceration of approximately 10/15 days at a temperature between 22°C and 25°C. Once fermentation is complete, the grapes remain to macerate for a few more days before being drawn off and pressed with a traditional vertical press. The resulting wine ages for six months in large wooden barrels and then for three months in the bottle. The result is an excellent wine with an intense and spicy aroma and good longevity.