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