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Effe Emme

Sicilia DOC Petit Verdot

$38.00 USD
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Effe Emme
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Effe Emme - Sicilian Wine
Effe EmmeSicilia DOC Petit Verdot
$38.00 USD

100% Petit Verdot

The unique characteristics of Noto "terroir" meet a great single-variety, creating a wine intriguing and rich of personality. The name "Effe Emme" (the Italian spelling of FM) refers to Filippo Mazzei's monogram, "stitched" on a wine unique as a tailor made cloth.

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Technical sheet

Winery

Zisola

Winery location

Noto, Sicilia

Grape varieties

Petit Verdot

Alcohol

14.50%

Total acidity

5.00%

Vineyards location

130 m.a.s.l.; S/E exposure

Soil

Medium texture, calcareous and mineral

Vineyards age

16 years

Training system

Head-pruned bush vines

Nr. of vines per hectar

5.550 plants

Harvest

Hand picked from September 5th

Fermentation temperature

28 - 30° C

Period of maceration

14 days

Ageing

16 months in small french oak barrels (225 lt / 50% new)

Bottling

July 2022

Available on the market

May 2023

Production

6.900 bottles

Formats

750 ml - 1,5 lt - 3 lt

First vintage

2011

Ageing potential

Over 20 years

Key description

Elegant, intense, underbrush and peaty notes, great complexity and persistence

Food pairing

Pasta with game, stews, seasoned cheese

 

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