Pian della Signora Frappato Rosato I.G.T. Sicilia
Technical profile
- Appellation of origin:
- I.G.T. Terre Siciliane Frappato Rosato
- Type of wine:
- Rosé
- Grape source:
- Licodia Eubeda (CT)
- Varietal:
- 100% Frappato
- Vineyard year:
- 1995
- Yield per hectare:
- 8 tons
- Procedural guideline yield:
- 13 tons
- Cultivation system:
- Espalier
- Planting density:
- 4.000 - 5.000 plants per hectare
- Harvest period:
- At the middle of September
- Vinification:
- In red with smaceration of the skin
- Fermentation tanks:
- Stainless-steel, 150 hl. Capacity.
- Fermentation temperature:
- 14°C
- Aging:
- Refining in stainless steel, followed in bottle
- Maceration period:
- 6 hours on skins
- Bottling period:
- 1st decade of February
- Alcohol content:
- 13.00% vol.
- Aging capacity:
- 2/3 years
Terroir
- Altitude:
- 500 meters above sea level
- Microclimate:
- Rainy winters with moderate temperatures with hot and dry summers
- Soil:
- Medium texture soil tending to calcareous
Organolectic profile
- Color:
- Soft purple Rosè
- Bouquet:
- Freshly harvested red fruit with background of rosehip petals
- Taste:
- Sapid with aftertaste of wild straw- berries of forest, persistent and long
- Serving temperature:
- 16 - 18 °C
- Food to pair with:
- - Aperitifs made from fresh cheeses, fish, sushi