2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles The aromatic complexity of flowers

The aromatic complexity of flowers and spice is followed by silky tannins

lying between 5 and 25º C

the salty minerality and gripping acidity

Old (60+) year old vines

Named after the extinct cephalopodic mollusk whose fossilized shells are found throughout the Jura’s distinctive soils

2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles The aromatic complexity of flowersCrafted from 90% Nerello Mascalese co fermented with 10% indigenous white varieties (Minnella, Inzolia, Carricante, Grecanico, Catarratto, Malvasia), this wine hails from pre phylloxera vines aged 50130 years, planted in fine volcanic sand at elevations of 6001,200 meters on the northern slopes of Mount Etna. The wine underwent a 12 day skin maceration, followed by malolactic fermentation in oak and 6 months of aging on the lees. This process imparts