Emblem of the volcanic terroir, composed of 90% Corinto Nero, it is the symbolic wine of the Sicilian winery with the aim of preserving the traditions and peculiarities of the territory.
An ancient native variety, the clear intent to perpetuate the thousand-year-old winemaking tradition of the island of Lipari, the idea of giving life to the first true “ classic Rosso delle Eolie ”: this is how Nero Ossidiana was born, one of the symbolic wines of Tenuta di Castellaro , which takes its name from obsidian, the intense black volcanic rock that characterizes the landscapes of the Aeolian Islands. Sun, stones, wind, earth and sea: this and much more are contained in the organic wines of Castellaro, which are born from the volcanic and at the same time Mediterranean terroir of Lipari, and from native vines of the Aeolian Islands. Corinto Nero has ancient origins, and is thought to have been introduced to Sicily by the Greeks. Over the centuries, it has adapted to the climate and soil of the Sicilian islands, where it has found the ideal conditions for growing, thanks to the proximity to the sea and the presence of volcanic soils rich in minerals. “ With the consultants of the French company Pépinières Guillame – says Massimo Lentsch , who founded the winery on the island of Lipari in 2005 – specialized since 1895 in the production of quality vines, at Tenuta di Castellaro a mass selection of this indigenous variety, the Corinto Nero, was carried out in the vine-growing lands of the Aeolian islands, together with the Malvasia delle Lipari ”.
The plants were reproduced starting from the scions (vine shoots), chosen in a vineyard with different DNA, in order to maintain maximum genetic variability within the same vine variety, with plants with different physiological and productive characteristics. Thanks to this recovery work, Tenuta Di Castellaro can take advantage of the national primacy of the cultivation of Corinto, a variety with a very low yield and challenging in agronomic management.
Present since the first harvest, that of 2008, Nero Ossidiana – Corinto Nero cut with 10% Nero d’Avola – with a deep ruby red color, ” is a complex and structured wine – explains the winemaker of Tenuta di Castellaro Emiliano Falsini – which stands out for its salty scents and spicy tones, but also for its strong and decisive character. The wine, which balances the acidity and elegance of Corinto Nero with the soft warmth of Nero D’Avola expresses all the typicality of a land that is both volcanic and marine, representing the oenological union between the island and the sea “.