2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles lying between 5 and 25º

lying between 5 and 25º C

This Beaujolais-Jura blend features 55% Gamay from Morgon and 45% indigenous Jura varieties

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

Old (60+) year old vines

2019 Vigneti Vecchio ‘Sciare Vive’ Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy Plageoles lying between 5 and 25ºCrafted 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