Lodging in the vineyards
Apartment Cantinetta
This apartment is in the former service area of the wine cellars. The high, vaulted ceilings and characteristic window and door openings still bear witness to this recent past. The ground floor houses a fully equipped kitchen, a cozy living room and bathroom. The bedroom with open character is located on the mezzanine on the 1st floor.
from:
euro 130.00
Facilities
all vintages:
euro 56.00
From 130 Euro p.p.p.d
Etna Bianco Crociere
Production area: Milo, Etna | from a single vineyard
Varietal: 100% Carricante
Exposure: Etna East slopes, the vineyard is at average on 870 meters a.sl. It was saved from a 1971 eruption and is now as an island closed in entirely by recent lava flows
Soil: volcanic, sandy with a large amount of ripiddu (lapilli and volcanic pumice from eruptions). The substrate is characterized by a lava plateau of considerable areal extension with a soil that is on average quite deep and scarce in skeleton
Type of cultivation: goblet bush-training whereby each vine is supported by an Etna chestnut pole
Plantation density: 6.000 vines per hectare
Cultivation method: traditional with manual cultivation, organic certified. No use of plastic material
Harvest: manual, half October
Vinification: soft pressing, static and cold decantation. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at
controlled temperature (12-15 °C.) for 12 days. Botlled 10 months after harvest. Further ripening in bottle. Good ageing potential
Datasheet.pdf - Casale 120 winery Etna Bianco Crociere 2022
all vintages:
euro 25.00
Deep roots, infinite horizons
Casale 120 is an elegant wine estate situated in the heart of the Etna DOC region. Originally a noble family’s summer residence, the manor house is surrounded by centennial vineyards and hand-built lava stone terraces with, with views also looking at the top craters of the Etna volcano and the Nebrodi Mountainrange.
Located centrally along the historic Etna Wine Road, the winery is an ideal starting point for discovery of the volcano and its surroundings. From vineyard trails to the awesome craters, the area invites you to explore the singular essence of our terroir.
The landscape around the estate changes with the seasons, from the green lush landscape and many blossoms in spring to the colored grapes in late summer and deep blue skies in winter.
Our 2 independent Picciolo Vineyard Apartments offer a contemporary sanctuary that respects the estate's history and clearly showing the influence of the volcanic environment. Guests are invited to look out over historic terraces where vines—some 130 years old—thrive on ancient lava stone.
There is also a large flower garden with shaded areas, vegetable garden, and play area with table tennis, bocce ball, and other outdoor amusements.
Private enclosed parking included (for cars, motorcycles and bicycles).
Swimming pool access within walking distance (500 m).
Facilities
Alberello
The training system of our vineyard is the goblet or bush vine system, ‘alberello’ in Italian. This cultivation method was used principally in the Mediterranean (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal) wine regions with less rain and harsh sunlight.
Nowadays the alberello is replaced by training on vertical trellis with higher yield and allowing mechanical labor. With the alberello system all the work is manual and the quantity of harvest very low, but the grapes make an excellent base for a high quality wine.
We have chosen to maintain the traditional training system as it allows plants to keep the right balance with the environment, not needing to irrigate nor the need to use chemical pesticides. The roots can grow in big distances in search of water, making the vines more resistant to summer droughts.
The alberello system allows for good air circulation through the canopy helping in the prevention of diseases. The sprouts of each plant whilst growing, are tied to a pole (made of local chestnut from Mt. Etna) to support the branches and to improve the airing of the leaves.
These vine poles have been used since ancient times. The old name of southern Italy, Enotria, comes from the Greek word enotros meaning vine pole
Nerello Mascalese
With at least 80%, the historical indigenous grape to Mt. Etna, Nerello Mascalese is the main variety in the Etna DOC red wine. It is a dark-skinned grape variety that grows most commonly on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, at elevations up to 1000m above sea level. The variety takes its name from the Mascali plain between Mount Etna and the coast where it is thought to have originated.
The Nerello produces an elegant wine with a complex note of aromatic herbs, spice of cinnamon and red ripe berry. The palate is elegant, with a good balance among acids, sugar and tannins and a typical mineral character.
Nerello Mascalese wines are known for reflecting their unique terroir.
This grape variety has survived the phylloxera plague due to its cultivation at high altitudes on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna.
Carricante
The white grape Carricante is indigenous to Sicily variety that probably owes its name to its abundant productivity. This late-ripening vine is the main variety used in the Etna Bianco (at least 60%), while those labeled Etna Bianco Superiore must be (at least 80%).
Carricante is primarily grown on the volcanic terraces of Mount Etna at vineyards on high altitudes up to approx. 1000 meter taking benefit of diurnal temperature variation, leading to fresher, lighter wines.
Carricante wines have high acidity and minerality, as well as notes of citrus and stone fruit.
