NAME’S ORIGIN: the grape variety employed. DENOMINATION: Sicilia DOC, organic.
LOCATION: Contrada Pianetto, Santa Cristina Gela (PA). YIELD PER HECTARE: 9 tonnes.
VINE DENSITY: 4.830 plants per ha.
SOIL QUALITY: medium-textured, rich in clay, gravel and
minerals.
ELEVATION: 650 m a.s.l.
TRAINING SYSTEM: vertical trellises. PRUNING: spur-trained cordons, 8/10 buds. BOTTLES PRODUCED: 90.000.
FIRST VINTAGE: 2007.
GRAPE BLEND: Insolia.
HARVEST: manual, the harvest is performed in three different stages to create three bases (acid/ ripe/super-ripe).
VINIFICATION: grape selection followed by a light pressing, a static settling of the musts and spontaneous fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature.
AGEING: in steel tanks on the lees for 3 months, followed by the blending of the three bases and a final ageing in bottle (for a minimum of two months).
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.39 g/L.
ALCOHOL: 12.5%.
TASTING NOTES:
COLOUR: Straw yellow with slightly green highlights.
AROMA: Floral scents of orange blossom and fruity scents of green apple, white peach and pear.
FLAVOUR AND TEXTURE: Dry, fresh and fragrant, savory and mineral.
FOOD PAIRINGS: It goes particularly well with aperitif excellent in combination with fish-based dishes.
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7°.