DOC SICILY
100% CATARRATTO
A fresh wine, with a strong salty entry and a good persistence at the end, made from handpicked catarratto grapes grown on the hills of Camporeale. The tropical fragrances of grapefruit and pineapple are balanced by elegant spicy notes of white pepper, almond and ginger
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 then ferments at
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 cordon rearing with Guyot pruning
Soil type hilly, sandy – clay with alkaline reaction
No.of vines 3800/ha
Yeld9000 kg/ha