Varietal: Grillo 100%

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Color: Luminous yellow, abundance of fine and persistent bubbles.
Bouquet: fresh and sweet as fruit. Pierced by a mineral streak, nuts and bread essence.
Taste: extreme freshness. Beautiful acid trail supported by a superb structure.

Vinification and ageing: temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless vats is carried out for 12 months prior to tirage, which prompts slow fermentation in bottle; a requirement of classic method. The bottles are kept in racks for 72 months to acquire that unmistakable bouquet.

SUGGESTED PAIRINGS:
excellent as an aperitif sparkling wine, exceptional with raw food, fish, baked fish and shellfish.

RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 10°C

TECHNICAL DATA:

Origin: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo
Map Sheet 142

Exposure: North-East

Altitude: 400 m above sea level

Soil: Sandy-clay

Training system: Simple Guyot espalier

Density: 5,000 plants per hectare

Year of planting: 2000

Harvest: August

Yield: 35 hl/hectare

Label

Technical Sheet

Certificate of Analysis

Cookbook