Elsa

Elsa is a blend of Nerello Mascalese, Frappato, and Nero d'Avola. The vines grow at 430 meters above sea level in sand, clay, and silex soil. Using both vertical trellis and bush-vine systems, the vineyards have a plant density of 4,500 plants per hectare for the trellis system and 7,000 plants for the bush-vine. The grapes are harvested manually from early September to mid-October, fermented with indigenous yeasts, and undergo long maceration on the skins. The wine is aged for 12 months in concrete tanks and then for 2 years in the bottle.