Monteleone / Etna Rosso 'Qubba' DOC
Volcanic, with medium presence of skeleton, mainly sandy with small percentages of clay with limestone because the closeness to river Alcantara. The vineyard is located in the Norther slope of the Volcano, at an altitude of 500 metres above sea level
Year of implantation:
1935
Training system:
Etnean Alberello (bush-tree)
Variety:
Nerello Mascalese, small percentage of Nerello Cappuccio and Alicante
Yield:
40 q.li/hectare
Harvest and Fermentation
Manual harvest in the early morning and delivery to the cellar in 10 kg boxes.
After the destemming, grapes ferment in small tanks with selected yeast under uncontrolled temperature. During maceration, which lasts 10-12 days, daily breaking up of the marc are carried out by manual punching down. After the racking, malolactic fermentation is carried out in 700 and 500 liter oak tonneaux with indigenous lactic bacteria.