Carricante Brut
Etna Bianco
Tenute Nicosia - Sosta Tre Santi
This collection of top red wines and classic method sparkling wines, produced in a limited series using only the best grapes from our vineyards, is the highest expression of a passion for winemaking that, for more than one hundred years, has inspired the work of the Nicosia family. Sosta Tre Santi means a stopping place for three saints, is a tribute to Trecastagni, the ancient Etna village where the Nicosia’s winery rises up, and the three saints Alfio, Cirino and Filadelfo who, along their journey towards martyrdom, stopped in the town that devotedly worships them even today.
Sosta Tre Santi
Carricante Sessantamesi
Spumante DOC Etna
Nerello Mascalese grapes, grown at high altitudes on volcanic soil, turn out to be a great base for the production of classic method sparkling wine. Sosta Tre Santi Etna DOC Brut is the result of a long and careful production process. It took at least 60 months of ageing on lees in the bottle to produce a sparkling wine that represents, in an authentic way, the unique characteristics of Nerello and the Etna terroir.
Grape varieties: Nerello Mascalese
Vineyards: the soil is volcanic, very rich in minerals, at an altitude of 700-750 m above sea level, with good range of temperature between day and night; training system: espalier spurred cordon
Raccolta: by hand into crates, end of September–early October
Ageing: 60 months in bottle on lees
Perlage: very fine and persistent
Production method: Classic method, with soft pressing of the grapes, fermentation in stainless steel vats for 3 weeks at a controlled temperature and refermentation in bottle.
Alcohol content: 11,5% vol.
Colour: straw-yellow colour
Nose: complex and elegant bouquet with fruity and floral notes, and characteristic scents of bread crust and yeast
Palate: it stands a great minerality and remarkable acidity
Serving temperature: 6-8°C
