Effe Emme

The grapes come from vineyards at an altitude of 130 metres near Noto, with a south-eastern exposure and medium-textured, calcareous soils. The vines are traditionally trained as Alberello and harvested by hand. After fermentation at 28–30 °C, the wine undergoes 14 days of maceration and then matures for 16 months in 225-litre French oak barrels, half of them new. It is elegant and intense, with notes of undergrowth and peat, dense structure, pronounced complexity and a long finish. The first bottled vintage was produced in 2011. ([mazzei.it](https://mazzei.it/en/collections/mazzei-wines/products/effe-emme?utm_source=openai))