2016 CONTRADA SANTO SPIRITO '644' Palmento Costanzo, Lea & Sandeman

CONTRADA SANTO SPIRITO

2016 '466' Palmento Costanzo

Grapes Nerello Cappucio, Nerello Mascalese
Colour Red
Origin Italy, Sicily
Other Practising Organic
District Etna
ABV 13.5%

This is from parcel 466 of the Palmento Costanzo estate and is matured in wooden eggs for 24 months prior to bottling. Sleek and concentrated dark fleshy fruit, herbs, aniseed, cherry and wild strawberry. In the mouth the wine is intense, sleek, with a concentrated mineral undertow, super fine tannins, rich acid, aromatic, berry fruit. A wine of superb balance and breeding, wonderful intensity, yet oh so poised, with real drive on the finish. Drinking range: 2019 - 2025 L&S (Oct 2019)


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Palmento Costanzo

A property of 14 hectares in Contrada Santo Spirito, Passopisciaro, on the northern slopes of Etna. 10 hectares are planted with vines on walled terraces on volcanic rocks between 600-800 metres altitude. The Costanzos came here in 2011 - they are from Catania - and meticulously restored the palmento (the word for the olive millstone which gave the farm its name). The vineyards are planted employing the ‘gobelet' method and farmed organically. The 2017’s are certified organic. This is an amazing new project which has been given all the investment and attention it needed to make great wines from the outset.

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