Tanca Nica Firri Firri Rosato 2020
Product details
| Management number | 253691532 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$24.40 | Model Number | 253691532 | ||
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Firri Firri is a co-fermented field blend of 85% Catarratto, 10% Pignatello, and 5% Inzolia from approximately 50-year-old Alberello Pantesco bush vines on a northeast-facing plot at 300 meters above sea level in Pantelleria. The soils are volcanic pumice sand, known locally as soki soki. The name refers both to the traditional four-toothed hoe used to dig the basin-shaped concas around each vine and to the nickname of the old vignaiolo who previously farmed the land.
Grapes were harvested as whole bunches at the end of September and processed together: three days of maceration, then fermentation and aging in vats. Before bottling, the wine is blended with 10% riserva perpetua, a solera-style reserve component. Total SO2 is 15mg/L. The resulting color is a pale, Poulsard-like ruby with lifted aromatics of pomegranate, mandarin peel, and liquorice, a juicy texture, fine refreshing tannins, and a long saline finish.
Tanca Nica is run by Francesco Ferreri, a Pantelleria native, and Nicoletta Pecorelli, originally from Sardinia. They farm biodynamically across roughly 3.5 hectares spread over 15 parcels within nine contradas, producing around 333 cases per year in total. The Alberello Pantesco vine-training system they use was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014.
This bottling is classified as Terre Siciliane IGT and sits at 11.5% ABV, making it one of the lighter, more food-friendly expressions from the island.
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