Aldo Viola Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Moretto' 2019

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Aldo Viola Terre Siciliane Rosso 'Moretto' 2019Moretto is Aldo's longer macerated red blend, comprised of 50% Nerello Mascalese and 40% Perricone from younger vineyards, and 10% Syrah from ancient bush vines. The three varieties are fermented separately with native yeasts, with the Syrah seeing the longest contact with the skin. Then 50% ages in stainless steel tanks and the other 50% in small used wooden barrels for 6 months. The wine is not filtered and only a small amount of sulfur dioxide is

“Le Alcyon”

The Ferrando family controls 2

Mineral rich and built with high acidity and dry extract

this wine spends 8 months macerating on its skins in stainless steel without pressing and with occasional pump-overs

and it clings to the palate with both authority and gracefulness

and it spends one year aging in previously used 300-liter oak casks

a reason for the prolonged aging in large wooden barrels for over 4 years

dense … one of our best friends at the table

It is aged for two full years in one-third new oak barrels

green-tinted fruit from its poor soils

and the freshness that is a hallmark of this terroir keeps the wine’s spice-inflected

for the eastern Vaud and western Valais in general)