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WHITE WINE MADE FROM GRILLO GRAPES
Spontaneous fermentation.
Color: deep yellow, from maceration with the skins.
Bouquet: mature grapes with hints of exotic fruit and apricot.
Taste: rich, fragrance of sun heated cedar.
RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 13°C.
SUGGESTED PAIRINGS: Unusual. Boiled egg, cantaloupe and ham. Seafruit, pasta, grilled fish
Varietal: Grillo 100%
Origin: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo Map Sheep 142
Exposure: South West
Altitude: 300m above sea level
Soil: Sandy-clay
Training system: Guyot
Density: 5,000 plants per hectare
Year of planting: 1996
Harvest: August/September
Yield: 45hl/hectare
Vinification and ageing: Temperature controlled spontaneous fermentation in steel vats. 25 days on the skins and one year on the yeasts.