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Balata rosé

 

I.G.P. TERRE SICILIANE ROSATO: 2021
LITERS: 0.75

 

From the Arabic “Blata”, the Balata is a stone slab. This is the type of soil that characterizes our vineyards: a reduced superficial layer of arable land with a limestone matrix and an underlying rocky layer, in jargon called “Balata”, of a white color with a limestone matrix.

SKU: Balata Rosato Category:
Description

12 – 13% VOL – Total acidity 6.6 – pH 3.2

Color: onion skin pink
Nose: notes of strawberry and pomegranate, red berry fruit
Mouth: fresh, savory, with a good sensation of fullness and pleasantly acidulous
Aging: to be enjoyed young and up to about 4 years, discovering its evolution
Serving temperature: 8 – 10 ° C
Type of plant: irrigation counter-espalier
Pruning system: spurred cordon on old vineyards, guyot on new plants
Soil type: moderately calcareous
Fertilization: organic, green manure
Altitude: 40 m asl
Distance from the sea: 3.5 km from the Mediterranean Sea
Plant density: 5000 plants per hectare
Total hectares: Nero d’Avola 8 – Syrah 5 – Merlot 3
Harvest period: 1st – 15th September
Harvesting method: night mechanics

In the basement:
Destemming followed by soft pressing. Followed by cold static decantation and subsequent fermentation with selected yeasts at 16° for over ten days.
Maturation in steel for 8 months and subsequently bottling.

 

Additional Information
Weight 1,62 kg