DONNAFUGATA - FRAGORE - ETNA ROSSO DOC - CONTRADA MONTELAGUARDIA
The Etna cru, volcanic elegance
Pale ruby red coloured, Fragore presents an ample and profound bouquet featuring spices (sweet tobacco and nutmeg), floral notes (violet) and wild berries merging with mineral (flint stone) and balsamic notes. On the palate it reveals extraordinary complexity and elegance characterized by outstanding minerality and important tannins. Remarkable long finish.
Food & wine
Legumes, mushrooms and tasty meats. Fragore perfectly matches turkey and barbecue ribs. Try it also with Asian food as Peking duck, beef and pork hot pots.
Excellent at 18 °C°
Denomination
Etna Rosso DOC - Contrada Montelaguardia
Grapes
Production zone
Eastern Sicily, north side of Etna
Harvesting
manual harvesting and careful selection of grapes transported into crates.
Yield per hectar
45 - 50 q
Vinification
Fermentation in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for 10-12 days at a temperature of 25 °C. Aging in French oak (second and third passage barriques) for 14 months and then at least 10 months in bottle before release.
Ageing
Aging in French oak (second and third passage barriques) for 14 months and then at least 10 months in bottle before release.
Alcohol and analytical data
alcohol: 14.40%
total acidity: 5.7 g/l
pH: 3.55
Ageing potential
Over 10 years
First vintage
2016
Food and wine pairings
Pantelleria-style roulades of veal
Flour dumplings with sausage and fresh tomato
Thyme lamb chops with braised carrots
Herbed roast pork
Fillet of beef with porcini
Artistic label
Donnafugata is “projected” towards the future, like an object launched into space, attracted by invisible gravities. Illustrator Stefano Vitale captures this perpetual motion perfectly in the latest label of Fragore that represents the volcano’s roar. Donnafugata continues its journey towards the most remote corners of Sicily: east to Vittoria and then up to the highest point on the island, on the Etna volcano.
