Fontanarossa di Cerda
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Insolia (Ansonica)Catarratto Bianco Comune B. - Catarratto (Catarratto Bianco Comune)Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ChardonnayNero-D’Avola (Calabrese)Perricone N. (Perricone)Frappato N. - Frappato D’Italia (Frappato Di Vittoria)Cabernet-SauvignonAnsonica B. - Inzolia (Ansonica)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Hilly soils with a siliceous matrix, sandy clays, and halite lenses, with a sub-acid reaction.
- The steeper slopes feature outcroppings of bedrock; the lower areas have soils of moderate depth.
- Mediterranean climate with precipitation concentrated in winter and dry summers.
- The zone is confined to the entire municipal territory of Cerda, in the province of Palermo.
Product characteristics
- Red wines with balanced physicochemical characteristics and predominant aromas typical of the grape varieties.
- Vinification oriented toward the intrinsic aromatic characteristics of the grape varieties, with cooling to 13°–18 °C at the onset of fermentation.
Terroir / wine link
- A siliceous matrix soil with sandy clays and halite lenses imparts distinctive characteristics to the wines that are linked to the geographic environment.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0806
- Official trade body site — Istituto Regionale del Vino e dell'Olio di Sicilia (IRVO)