Effe Emme Petit Verdot in purity
Effe Emme Petit Verdot in purity
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The unique characteristics of Noto's "terroir" meet with a great pure grape variety, giving life to an intriguing result full of personality. The name "Effe Emme" refers to Filippo Mazzei's initials, "sewn" onto a unique wine like a tailoring garment.
Company : Zisola
Company location : Noto, Sicily
Grapes : Petit Verdot
Alcohol : 14.22%
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Total acidity: 5.92‰
Location of vineyards: 130 meters above sea level; S/E exposure
Soil type: Medium texture, with a prevalence of limestone
Training system: Sapling
Vine density per hectare: 5,500 plants
Harvest: Carried out by hand from 7 September
Fermentation temperature: 28 - 30 °C
Maceration time: 14 days
Maturation: 16 months in small 225 liter French oak barrels (50% new)
Bottling: December 2017
Release: June 2018
Production: 4500 bottles
Formats: 750 ml
First vintage produced: 2011
Aging potential: Over 20 years
Profile: Elegant, intense, notes of undergrowth and peat, great complexity and persistence
Pairings: First courses with game, stews, long-matured cheeses
Contains sulfites
Grapes harvested and vinified by Zisola srl, bottled by SI/4829-it On behalf of Zisola srl Agricola Noto
Produced in Italy