Uniku frappato dolce Sicilia
Technical profile
- Appellation of origin:
- I.G.T. Terre Siciliane
- Type of wine:
- Red
- Grape source:
- Licodia Eubea (CT)
- Varietal:
- 100% Frappato
- Vineyard year:
- 1995
- Yield per hectare:
- 30 quintals
- Cultivation system:
- Espallier in Organic
- Planting density:
- 4.000 - 5.000 plants per hectare
- Harvest period:
- 2nd / 3rd decade of September followed by sun ripening over rush matting
- Vinification:
- In red with skins and grapes maceration 25 days
- Fermentation tanks:
- Stainless-steel 1.000 liters
- Fermentation temperature:
- 15°/20°C
- Aging:
- Refining for 3 months temperatore 15°C
- Maceration period:
- 25 days over skins
- Bottling period:
- End of February
- Alcohol content:
- 12.00% vol.
- Aging capacity:
- Extended - like all sweet wines
Terroir
- Altitude:
- 500 meters above sea level
- Microclimate:
- Rainy winters with moderate temperatures, and dry hot summers
- Soil:
- Medium texture soil with a tendency to compact, interspersed with limy tufa
Organolectic profile
- Color:
- Deep ruby red
- Bouquet:
- Delicate, persistent intense with signs of wood fruit just pickedharmonic
- Taste:
- Sweet with equilibrium among the sour and alcoholic component
- Serving temperature:
- 12°/15°C
- Food to pair with:
- Pineapple, ice-cream with fruit, dried biscuits