Grillo

DOC SICILY

100% GRILLO

 

From the traditional Grillo grapes grown on the hills of Camporeale borns a wine able to enchant the senses. Freshness, body and persistence merge with delicate Mediterranean flavors reminiscent of orange blossom and citrus fruits.

Color straw yellow with bright green reflection.

Smell impactful notes of orange and lemon peel in a background of delicate note of white peach and orange blossom.

Palate good structure with a note of acidity and a long lasting minerality at the end.

 

VINIFICATION
Grapes picked by hand are crushed, de-stemmed and than softly pressed by pneumatic press. After a 48 hours sedimentation the clear must is inoculated with selected yeasts and than ferments al 15°C in steel tanks.
AGING
On lees for 4 months in steel tank a 10°C with frequent batonage. At least two months in bottle before the release.

 

Training System free-standing espaliers rearing with guyot pruning.
Soil type hilly, sandy with high presence of stones

 

No.of vines 3800/ha
Yeld 8500 kg/ha