Description

Arusa is a Sicilian word (‘A rusa) meaning “the rose”.  It is Vigna Nica’s Rosé.  Its seductive colour intrigues the eye.  Romantic and intense like a woman in love, robust and bold just like the land where it was born.    
Wine: Arusa 
Denomination: IGP Terre Siciliane Rosato 
Grape Variety: Nero d’Avola and Nocera 
Type of grapevine: pruned-spur vines
Agriculture: Organic with use of bio-dynamic treatment, no chemical intervention. 
Harvest: early in the morning, in small 16-kilo cases.  Hand-picked grapes.
Oenologist: Alessandro Pensabene. 
Winemaking process: produced by pressing bunches of Nero d’Avola and Nocera grapes with white vinification technique in inert atmosphere; clarification through static decantation and fermentation at controlled temperatures in stainless steel tanks.  
Aging: 6 months in stainless steel tanks. 
Colour: Pale pink.
Nose: intense, with strawberry, raspberry and rose aroma.  
Taste: fresh, balanced, full and persistent.  
Alcohol: 12,5%