Etna Rosso 'Qubba' Monteleone

Etna Rosso 'Qubba' is a red wine by Monteleone from Sicily, Italy, sold under the Etna DOC denomination. It is made from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello cappuccio and bottled at 13.5% alcohol.

Category

Red Wines

Winery

Monteleone

Region

Sicily

Denomination

Etna DOC

Alcohol

13.5%

Grape varieties

Nerello Mascalese 90%, Nerello Cappuccio 10%

Vineyard

Old vines, 85 years old, trained in the Etnean sapling system, at an altitude of 500 meters on soils composed of volcanic sands and ash

Vinification

Fermentation in small tanks without temperature control and 12-day maceration with daily punching-down - after racking, malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously

Aging

12 months in French oak tonneaux and another 12 months in bottle

Formats

75 cl bottle

Notes

Contains sulfites