Ayunta
This is Ayunta, a family owned, little grape farm & winery, running 2,8 hectares of old vineyards at almost 700 meters above the sea level on the northern slopes of the Mount Etna in Sicily, close to the little village of Randazzo, about one our driving north the city of Catania.
Our focus is to produce wines with the best personality of the terroir and the indigenous grapes from Mount Etna. We work manually in the vineyards, using no chemicals and winemaking in artisan way only the best grapes. In our wines we look for elegance, balance and freshness, to report the pure taste of the terroir and all the differences of every vintages in every single vineyards.
Our winemaking protocol is very easy: only grapes and only time. We release our wines only once ready.
Location - Etna, Sicilia
Winemaker - Filippo Ayunta
Farming - Practicing Organic
Size - 2.8 Hectares
Ayunta
Wines in our Portfolio
Navigabile Etna Rosso
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Varietal: 90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio
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Appellation: Etna Rosso DOC
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Soil Type & Elevation: Volcanic soils; 600-700 meters
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Vine Age: 50-100 years old
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Harvest: Harvested by hand in late October
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Winemaking: Open air fermentation with native yeasts; 18-day maceration; aged for 14 months in large cherry wood and oak barrels
Nerello Mascalese Rosso
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Varietal: 100% Nerello Mascalese
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Appellation: Etna DOC
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Soil Type & Elevation: Volcanic soils; 600-700 meters
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Vine Age: 50-100 years old
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Harvest: Harvested by hand in late October
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Winemaking: Partial carbonic maceration followed by fermentation in cement using native yeasts
Nerello Mascalese Bianco
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Varietal: 100% Nerello Mascalese
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Appellation: Etna DOC
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Soil Type & Elevation: Volcanic soils; 600-700 meters
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Vine Age: 50-100 years old
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Harvsest: Harvested by hand in late October
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Winemaking: Gentle pressing of the grapes to avoid extracting color from this red grape. Zero maceration. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel followed by 7 months aging in cement.