Contrada Blandano is born from a selection of our best grapes, from our passion, time and patience.
To produce our Contrada Blandano we only use the grapes of the old vines, making a careful selection during ripening in the vineyard and at the time of harvest. We try to bottle only the best of what the Viagrande area can offer. A long aging, both in cask and in bottle, gives the wine complexity, structure and elegance.
contrada Blandano
etna rosso doc riserva
Grapes
Nerello Mascalese 90%, Nerello Cappuccio 10%. Ripening in the first fifteen days of October
Average age of vines
old vines
Altitude
450-550 m.a.s.l.
Soil type
Sand of volcanic origin.
Site climate
High-hill with considerable day-night temperature swings.
Vinification
The grapes are destemmed and then allowed to ferment on the skins for about twenty days concrete tanks . During skin contact, manual punch downs are done to extract color and tannins
Maturation
When malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine matures in concrete tanks and medium-sized oak barrels for more than 12 months, and then in bottle
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