Molino a Vento Nerello Mascalese Orestiadi

Molino a Vento Nerello Mascalese Orestiadi is a wine produced with 100% Nerello Mascalese grapes from Tenute Orestiadi winery in the area of ​​Gibellina in Sicily. The hills of Gibellina where the vineyards stand are at an altitude of between 100 and 300 m asl. The soils of these hills are predominantly sandy allowing the roots to penetrate deeply to adsorb the nutrients and better bring Nerello Mascalese to ripeness. The grapes are harvested with perfect phenolic ripeness and brought to the winery for pressing, fermentation takes place in thermocontrolled stainless steel containers for about 12 to 15 days at a temperature around 26 ° C. During the maceration, daily pump-over and delestage are performed in order to extract the coloring compounds and typical aromas from Nerello Mascalese grapes. After fermentation Molino a Vento Nerello Mascalese Orestiadi is separated from the skins and placed in steel. After a short passage in oak casks it is blended and bottled.