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Le Cantine di Indie
‘Polpo Rosso’ 2020
Who: Le Cantine di Indie
Where: Erice, Sicilia, Italy
What: Nerello Mascalese
How: Organic, estate-grown
Total size: SMALL
Polpo Rosso 2020
APPELLATION: IGT Terre Siciliane
GRAPE VARIETY: 100 % NERELLO MASCALESE
WINE STYLE: Red
FERMENTATION TANKS: Wood
YEASTS: Inoculated
MACERATION: 40 % whole bunch – 60 % destemmed
MALOLACTIC: Completed
AGED IN: Inox vats HL 100
AGED FOR: 8/12 months
CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: NO Clarification/ Filtration 0.65 Micron
VEGAN: Yes
TOTAL SO2: 70 ppM right before bottling
BOTTLING DATE: N/A
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13%
VINEYARD: N/A
VITICULTURE APPROACH: Organic
ALTITUDE: 350 m
SOIL: Clayey rich in calcarinite
YEAR PLANTED: 2006-2011
DENSITY: 4000-4500 vines/hectare
PICK DATE: second half of September
TOTAL PRODUCTION: 2000 bottles