About this wine
Vineyard and terroir
The fruit came from the San Lucio vineyard.
Grapes
Selected Perricone and Nero d’Avola grapes were used.
Vinification
The grapes were harvested by hand on 21 September 2010. Fermentation took place in stainless-steel tanks for 25 days at a controlled temperature of 20–28 °C.
Ageing
The wine matured for 26 months in new 500-litre chestnut barrels.
Label / history
Count Giuseppe conceived a special reserve of Regaleali Rosso in the late 1960s. First produced in 1970 as “Regaleali Riserva del Conte”, it was later renamed “Rosso del Conte”, meaning “The Count’s Red Wine”. Tasca d’Almerita revived Riserva del Conte in 2010 after a 40-year break, producing 7,964 bottles.
