Lady Killer

Pintaudi

Lady Killer - Long Charmat Method Brut

Description

Careful harvesting in boxes and selection of grapes. Then they are checked in the winery.
Characterized by perlage and good persistence
The bouquet is composed by notes of red fruits such as strawberry, cherry and raspberry.
On the palate is harmonious and fruity. It is characterized by good salinity and persistence.

The name and label of this wine were inspired by the story of the Teste di Moro (Moor’s heads). According to the legend, a girl fell in love with a Moor, who returned her feelings. Despite the passion, this love story was destined to be brief.The girl eventually discovered that her beloved had to go back to the East, where his wife and children were waiting for him. Consumed by anger and jealousy, the girl murdered the Moor while he was asleep, decapitating him.The man's head would later be used as a pot for a basil plant.

Type: Long Charmat Method Brut
Alcohol content: 12% vol
Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese
Plants/ha: 3300
Growing System: Spurred cordon
Grapes Harvest: Manual harvesting in boxes and careful selection of grapes in the vineyard. Once in winery, they are destemmed.
Production per hectare: 60 QTY
Production area: North-Western Sicily
Vinification: Short cold maceration, soft pressing temperatu- re-controlled fermentation. After an aging period of about 3 months on temperature-controlled yeasts, the base wine is put in a pressure tank and sparkling wine is obtained using the long Charmat method.

Drink it while you listen to: Psycho Killer - Talking Heads | Highway to Hell - AC/DC

PintaChef: Aperitivo made with fried panelle, arancinetti, mozzarella in carrozza, purple potato croquettes, meatball bread, chilli jam, beetroot mayonnaise and basil and mint mayonnaise by @mokartasicilianfood