Grillo 2012

Varietal:   53% Grillo, 47% Cataratto

CHARACTERISTICS:

Color: straw yellow with evident green highlights.
Bouquet: fruity, aromatic.
Taste: rich, savory.

Vinification and ageing:  Spontaneous fermentation on a pied de cuve of our grapes, without sulfur dioxide, at controlled temperature in cement vats.

Ageing: 12 months in vats and 4 months in bottles.

RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 11°C

SUGGESTED PAIRINGS:

fish dishes and white meats. It also goes well with semi-soft cheeses.

TECHNICAL DATA:

Origin: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo
Map Sheet 142

Exposure: West

Altitude: 300 m above sea level

Soil: Sandy-clay

Training system: Simple Guyot espalier

Density: 5.000 plants per hectare

Year of planting: 1998

Harvest: August – September

Yield: 45 hl/hectare