Production area: C.da Santo Spirito, Passopisciaro, Mount Etna.
Exposition: north.
Soil: volcanic sand and rocks.
Grapes: Carricante 90% - Catarratto 10%.
Training system: bush-training with chestnut poles. Up to 100 years old vines.
Plantation density: on average 7000 vines/Ha. Average yield: 50 quintals.
Harvest: manual, last week of September.
Vinification: soft pressing and fermentation in stainless steels tanks with indigenous yeasts.
Ageing: 10 months in stainless steel tanks in contact with the fine lees and 8 months in the bottle.
Alcohol: 12% vol.
Made in Italy
Contains sulfites
Tasting notes
Straw yellow colour, with a complex bouquet of white flowers and citrus fruits with aromatic herbs and petrol hints. It is fresh and persistent on the palate with a sapid finish.
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