Vigna di Milo – Etna Bianco Superiore Caselle DOC
The 100% Carricante vine of this small parcel is the fruit of one particular  mass wine selection made by salvo foti  in over 20 years of activity. The vineyard was planted in part with the ancient Etnean technique of the  “Mallet cuttings: or “Magliuoli”:  direct production, without grafting on American vine ( ungrafted ). Vineyard cultivation is done by hand using natural products. Biotechnologies are not used in winemaking. Transfer and bottling are carried out according to the phases of the moon. Contrada:  Caselle, in the municipality of  Milo  – Eastern Etna at 750 m asl Plot:  VignadiMilo (The Vineyard of Milo) Varieties:  Carricante 100%, Carricante, partly ungrafted native vines

Information

Number of vines (approx.):  6,000

Area of plot in hectares (approx.):  0.80

Vine density per hectare:  8,000

Vineyard planted in:  2010

Vineyard training:  Alberello Etneo with chestnut posts

Kg of selected grapes produced on average per hectare:  6,000

Liters of wine produced on average per hectare:  3,500

Number of 0.75L bottles produced in an average vintage:  4,000

Harvest period:  first/second half of October

Winemaking:  direct pressing of whole grapes with static and natural settling of the must for about 30 hours

Yeast: autochtonous yeast in pied de cuve

Duration of alcoholic fermentation:  13-15 days in 2,000L wooden barrels

Duration of refinement: in 2,000L barrel for 12 months

Filtration:  only during bottling

Clarification:  natural settling

Racking during refinement:  5 times

Addition of sulfur dioxide: in small doses before fermentation and bottling

Average alcohol content:  12.0%

Average total acidity grams per liter:  7.5

Average pH:  3.0

Total sulfur in the newly bottled wine (mg/l) average:  50 mg/l

Bottling: in May, in the second year following the harvest

First Production Year: 2011