Frank Cornelissen, Pistemutta Rosato (2021)
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Region: Etna, Northern valley
Vineyards: Contrada Feudo di Mezzo
Varietals: 100% Nerello Mascalese
Vinification: Destemming and light crushing of the grapes
Fermentation: starting with a “pied-de-cuve” keeping the must in skin contact for one night
Aging: In neutral epoxy tanks from 2500 liters to 8000 liters
Fining: No
Filtering: Before bottling with PE cartridges of 5 micron
Sulphur: values can vary from 15 to 60 mg/l., added or not, depending on the quality of grapes and stability of the wine.
“Pistemutta® represents the old-school winemaking on Etna of local farmers, called ‘contadino’. Wines with little skin contact, light bodied, fluid and elegant. This project makes me happy as it takes me back into the history of Etna, before I started producing wines here on Etna.”