Fedegraziani Rosso di Mezzo DOC Etna Rosso 2020

GRAPE: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Alicante and Francisi

VINIFICATION: Spontaneous fermentation in open oak vats (no temperature control) with indigenous yeast, refinement in steel for 24 months, then 6 months of aging in bottle.

TASTING NOTES: Its nose is fragrant, with the intensity of redcurrant and wild blueberries, follow by a hint of caper’s leaf, and fresh aromatic herbs. On the palate is vibrant, elegant and silky, with after aroma of aromatic herbs and a shade of red orange, closing with a mineral nuance of flint.

HOW AND WHEN: Very good match with char-grilled lamb chops, eggplant “alla parmigiana” and roasted white meat dishes. Serving at 16-18 C

“Work in progress.

Rosso di Mezzo is a work in progress, reflecting both the present and the future of the winery.

This wine is made using the best grapes from the centuriesold vineyards in Passopisciaro, from the four plots that belong to the winery in Contrada Feudo di Mezzo. The project looks to the future as well, since it will include, in the near future, the production of the young alberello vineyard from ungrafted vines situated in the same famous Contrada.

A wine where the ancient pre-phylloxera vines meet the young plants obtained by a massal selection of the oldest vineyards, thus giving life to a more authentic fruit and a 100% European vine, without any of the damages caused by roots grafting..”