Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Moganazzi 2022
Production notes
Vinification: alcoholic fermentation under controlled temperature (28-30° C)
Aging: spontaneous malolactic fermentation and aging in French oak barriques, tonneaux.
Bottling after 16-18 months of wood aging and 1 month in steel.
Other notes
Moganazzi and Guardiola, with Santo Spirito a close third, have always been considered the finest Crus of the Castiglione di Sicilia township, the largest on the North side of the Etna appellation. Accordingly, in 2007, when a parcel of Moganazzi came for sale, Terre Nere jumped on it. However, it was so tiny that they decided to bottle its splendid wines – a whopping two barrels! – and dedicate them to a charity project for a children’s hospital, with labels appropriately drawn by a child. Over the next ten years they were able to acquire more parcels, and therefore, with the 2017 vintage, began proudly bottling Moganazzi under the Terre Nere label. The vineyard, aesthetically superb, is entirely and steeply terraced at roughly 700 metres altitude with 80 year old vines. The entire production is roughly 3,000 bottles plus some magnums. The wine is brilliant: tightly woven texture, with a luminous and athletic character, a youthful grip and all the effortless beauty of a Greek sculpture. With age the wine’s fine drive gives way to a soft suppleness, a sustained sunset richness; more intimate and resounding.
Vintage | 2022 |
Varietal Composition | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
Appellation | Etna Rosso DOC |
Vineyard | Moganazzi |
Designation | Premier Cru |
Alcohol | 14.00% |
Volume | 750 ml |
Country of Origin | ITALY |
State of Origin | N/A |
Artificially Carbonated | No |
Sparkling Wine | No |
Production area: contrada Moganazzi, township of Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)
Extension of the vineyard: 2 ha
Yield per hectare: 5 tons/ha
Characteristics of the soil: volcanic, not too deep, a mix of volcanic ashes and pebbles
Exposure: northern slope of Mount Etna, 700-750 meters a.s.l.
Average age of the vines: between 70 and 90 years old
Type of cultivation: en goblet and modified en goblet