Uve

Catarratto

Zona di produzione

Camporeale in the province of Palermo. 300 metres above sea level; north-south exposure. Clay soils

Gradazione

13.5% vol.

Conservazione ottimale

8 Years

Abbinamenti gastronomici

Mature premium cheeses served with mostarda or fruit jams, Sicilian traditional sweets, pastries with nuts and dried fruits, almond paste biscuits.

Allergeni

Contains sulphites.

Vinificazione e affinamento

The grapes continue to wither on the plant until the ideal concentration of sugars is achieved. They are then harvested late in October. The partial formation of noble rot (Botrytis Cinerea) further characterizes the product. The grapes are fermented off the skins, with soft crushing and cold settling. Fermentation lasts a few weeks, as a result of the high sugar concentration, and takes place in small steel containers at a controlled temperature. The wine matures for 10–11 months in oak barriques.

Note di degustazione

A complex wine with a marked sense of place, expressing the warmth, power and generosity of the Sicilian soil. Its colour is that of limestone rocks in autumn, when nature recovers from the draining heat of summer and the morning dew intensifies the deep ochre of the clay. The warm, generous, deep palate shows traits only grapes such as these can express – the result of prolonged exposure to the Sicilian autumn sun, more benevolent than the aggressive heat of the summer.