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Donnafugata - Sul Vulcano Etna Bianco


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Donnafugata Sul Vulcano Etna Bianco - 2021
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Impressions of territory collection: Surprising wines in pure style
A wine that displays great elegance and complexity. Sul Vulcano 2017 presents fine notes of white flowers, citrus fruit and flint. In the mouth it is embracing, fresh and savoury, characterized by distinctive minerality and remarkable persistence.

DENOMINATION: Etna Bianco DOC

GRAPES: Carricante - Carricante is an ancient white grape variety cultivated on the slopes of Etna.

PRODUCTION ZONE: Eastern Sicily, north side of Etna, between Randazzo and Passopisciaro.

TERRAINS & CLIMATE: altitude from 730 to 750 m a.s.l.; the composition of the sandy texture lavic soil offers a subacid-neutral reaction, with good organic endowment. Deep, rich in minerals, the lavic soil allows strong root growth. This area of the north of the volcano has a "climatic pocket" characterized by precipitations lower than the average of the other slopes of Etna. Summers are cool, characterized by strong temperature changes between day and night.

VINEYARD: Alberello or VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) training with spurred cordon pruning. Density of about 4,500 plants per hectare with a yield of from 4.5 to 6.5 tons/ha (1.8 tons-2.6 tons/acre).
VINTAGE: In the 2017 vintage, overall, there was 678 mm of rainfall*, less than the average (788 mm), recorded on the north side of Etna. However, it should be noted that, during almost the entire month of January, snow covered the vineyards, slowly releasing a significant supply of water into the ground. Green pruning – carried out between June and July – aimed to define the
vegetation-production balance allowing the vegetative cycle to finish regularly and to give rise to very healthy grapes.

Overall, the harvest saw a slight drop in quantity compared to the company’s average. 2017 vintage presents a quality
that reaches peaks of excellence: the wines are characterized by extreme cleanliness, freshness and aromatic intensity.

HARVEST: manual harvesting of grapes into crates with careful selection of the grapes in the vineyard. The high summer temperatures resulted in ripening about 10 days earlier than the traditional grape ripening period in this territory: thus the Carricante harvest started on 22/9 and concluded on 25/9;

VINIFICATION: Fermentation in stainless steel, at a temperature of 14-16°C. Aging partly in tanks and partly in French oak (second and third passage barriques) for 10 months and then at least 9 months in bottle before release.

ANALYSIS: alcol 12.65 % Vol. – Total acidity 5.7g/l - pH 3.25

TASTING NOTES (03/06/19): Straw yellow color with golden reflections; on the nose it presents a refined bouquet of white flowers combined with delicate citrus and vegetable scents, followed by mineral notes of flint. On the palate it is enveloping, fresh and sapid, characterized by a marked minerality and persistence; a wine that unfolds great elegance and complexity.

AGEING POTENTIAL: more than 5 years
FOOD & WINE: Perfect with crustaceans, vegetarian first courses and porcini mushrooms. Serve at 10-12 °C
WHEN YOU DESIRE: To explore unusual territories. To surprise others with original selections. To live emotions to tell.

DIALOGUE WITH THE ART: A goddess-volcano stands out on the Etna Bianco label by Donnafugata "Sul Vulcano". Its intense colors, red, yellow, iridescent blacks, are those of the highest active volcano in Europe. An ancient, powerful and feminine deity: "the Mountain" as Etna is called by the locals. "Sul Vulcano" is a declaration of love: a pure wine with a marked minerality that makes you breathe the energy of this unique place located in the center of the Mediterranean.

Manufacturer: Donnafugata


Etna Wines: The Uniqueness of the Volcanic Soil between Eruptions and Fascinating Wines
Over the last few days, the spectacular images of the eruption of Mount Etna, a Sicilian volcano that not infrequently shows clearly visible effusive eruptive activity, have gone around the world. In such an apparently hostile environment, wines of absolute value are born, whose uniqueness and peculiarities derive precisely from morphological and climatic conditions that are unique in the world. In fact, volcanic ash contains very high concentrations of minerals and, when mixed with the soil, nutrients such as phosphates, nitrates, potassium and calcium, which are necessary for the healthy growth of the plants.  Naturally, the work in the vineyard, given the unevenness of the soil and the low yield, is demanding, but gives rise to results of absolute and unique quality, not forgetting the great temperature range, which can reach 25/30 degrees between day and night.   In addition, the different slopes on which the 133 districts are located give different productions due to their exposures and soils characterised by different flows over time.                                      For the whites, Carricante is the grape variety that dominates (in Etna DOC 60% minimum, in Etna DOC Superiore 80%), which arrived in Sicily at the time of the ancient Greeks. This variety gives its best in these volcanic soils, even at heights where other vines cannot reach, directly acquiring its distinct minerality, which goes hand in hand with the vine's own acidity and sapidity, thus giving rise to long, deep, long-lived and elegant whites.   Moving on to the reds, the most important grape variety is certainly Nerello Mascalese, with its thick, late-ripening berries. To the eye the colour is a tendentially light ruby red with garnet notes, high acidity, marked fruity scents in the first years that gradually integrate and leave room for minerality and spices, with results of rare power and fineness of taste and smell.
Articolo - 19/02/2021 - http://www.onlyitalianproducts.us/ ( Network O.I.P. )



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