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PALMENTO COSTANZO AWARDED BY DOCTOR WINE

The well-known Sicilian winery received an excellent score in the Guida essenziale ai vini d’Italia 2022.

Recently the Sicilian winery Palmento Costanzo, located at the foot of Etna volcano, was included in the Guida essenziale ai vini d’Italia 2022 by Doctor Wine: Prefillossera Etna Doc 2017 wine obtained 95 points.

Prefillossera Etna Doc is a wine that tells the geological history of Etna and is produced with the organic method, from vines that are between 120 and 130 years old. The vine growing system used is that typical of Etna, or sapling; the soils are mainly composed of black volcanic sand and stones, an element capable of giving great structure and minerality to the wine. The harvest is manual and is around the second ten days of October. Fermentation takes place with the use of selected indigenous yeasts and with a prolonged maceration in French oak rotary barrels. The refinement takes place in the same barrels for 24 months and is then left to rest for another 12 months in the bottle. It is an extraordinary red, excellent tasting and with a great aging potential.

Etna Doc Prefillossera has a ruby ​​red color and a deep and rich bouquet, with notes of red fruit, shades of graphite, volcanic powder and balsamic notes. On the palate it is enveloping, with velvety tannins, impressive and long, with a pleasantly savory finish.

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