Don Pietro Bianco Terre Siciliane IGP Bio 2022 - Dei Principi di Spadafora

Don Pietro white - 2022 Organic White Wine IGP Sicilian Lands - Az. Agricola Spadafora The Spadafora Agricultural Company is located in the municipality of Monreale, a few kilometers from Palermo, in the Virzì district. It boasts over 100 hectares of vineyards, distributed over an area heated by the hot Sicilian sun and crossed by the fresh wind. Francesco Spadafora, son of Don Pietro dei Principi di Spadafora, founder of the farm, is passionately dedicated to it, who is committed to the revaluation of native and allochthonous vineyards destined for the birth of quality wines. According to the company's philosophy, all the production takes place in their lands and the harvested grapes are transformed immediately, so as to preserve their quality to the maximum. From a blend of Grillo and Cataratto grapes, vinified at different times and which wines are assembled in November. It is part of the Don Pietro line, created to evoke the history of the family; a line that uses wines with many personal implications that Francesco Spadafora dedicates to his father who has just passed away to thank him for having given him a splendid land to produce grapes. I think of the white Don Pietro as a small reserve compared to the bottle of Catarratto. The Catarratto used is extra glossy, a fact that certainly gives greater elegance; the Grillo is vinified in two different moments to ensure that there is greater acidity and, at a later time, a greater structure, considering the size of the Grillo bunch; moreover, a strict selection is made on the plan. It is a light and fresh wine, with a deep straw yellow color with evident green reflections; with a harmonious and fruity aroma and a rich and savory taste. PHYSICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Colour: deep straw yellow with clear green reflections. Bouquet: harmonic, fruity. Taste: rich, savory. Alcohol content: 13% by vol. RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 13°C FOOD PAIRINGS: fish-based dishes, sushi, white meats, soft cheeses. TECHNICAL DATA Grape variety: 53% Grillo, 47% Cataratto Origin: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo Exposure: North-East Altitude: 300 slm Soil: Sandy-clayey granulometry Training: Simple Guyot espalier Planting density: 5,000 plants/hectare Year planting date: 1998 Harvest: August - September Yield: 50 hectoliters/hectare Vinification and ageing: Spontaneous fermentation from pied de cuve of our grapes in the absence of sulfur dioxide, at a controlled temperature in a cement tank. Ageing: 3 months in cement and 3 months in bottle. Capacity: 75cl. Certificate of analysis of the Don Pietro Bianco wine of the Spadafora princes