Etna DOC
100% Carricante
From our Feudo di Mezzo winery, located in the heart of Etna viticulture, this wine is born from
Carricante grapes, in search of a contemporary expression of this vine, cultivated according to
sustainability and organic criteria, in the splendid and unique terroir of Etna.
SOIL TYPE: soils with perfect exposure and
position, black due to lava sands and therefore
extraordinarily rich in minerals with abundant and large
structure; all around, woods
and more recent lava flows.
ALTITUDE: 690–720 meters above sea level
YIELD PER HECTARE: 73 quintals
CULTIVATION SYSTEM: espalier with Guyot
pruning system.
PLANT DENSITY: 5,050 plants per hectare.
CULTIVATION METHOD: according to the criteria of
organic farming and the SOStain® protocol;
grassed soils with spontaneous flora to increase the
organic substance, promoting the vitality of the
soil microfauna; phytosanitary defense with sulfur
and copper in minimal quantities; fight against phytophagous insects with
useful insects, sexual disruption and application of
natural tonics such as zeolite, kaolin and
plant extracts.
HARVEST TIME: September 27 to October 2.
VINIFICATION: the grapes, harvested by hand in
15-17kg crates, were immediately refrigerated at 6-
8 °C for one night; the following day they were
selected by hand on a vibrating table and sent to
a light crushing-destemming and soft pressing.
The must decanted for 3/4 days was racked
and fermented at around 15 °C, 80% in
steel tanks, and 20% of the volume in 25 and 50 hl
oak barrels and in Nevers oak tonneaux.
AGING: until March in the same
containers with movement of the fine lees.
FIRST BOTTLING: June 2024.
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5% vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.75 g/l
PH: 3.31
AGING CAPACITY: from 5 to 7 years.
BOTTLE SIZE: 0.75 l; 1.5 l
BOTTLE WEIGHT: 400 g (0.75 l)
CORK: single-piece natural cork; DIAM®.
ORGANOLEPTIC NOTES: Carricante grapes
on Etna always give enormous satisfaction
because the marriage between the black sands and
the altitude provides complex aromas and three-dimensional
flavors. In this vintage we encounter notes of white acacia flowers,
fresh almonds and mountain peaches on the
nose; juicy and full on the palate with notes of yellow
plums and prickly pears.
PAIRING: Perfect with raw fish and fresh
fruit, with fish first courses, stretched curd cheeses.
It is also a refined aperitif.