BENEDÈ | CATARRATTO

“Catarratto” is one of the oldest native grape variety in Sicily. Widely cultivated in the western region of the island, it is one of the leading Sicilian white grape varieties today.”

WINE TYPE

white – DOC Sicilia- BIO

 

GRAPE VARIETY

100% Catarratto Lucido and Extra Lucido

 

 

SERVING TEMPERATURE

10 – 12°C

 

SUGGESTED GLASS

medium size tulip-shaped glass to fully enjoy the bouquet

 

BEST WITH

excellent with seafood appetizers, grilled king prawns and scampi

A very drinkable wine with persuasive and enjoyable flavors and a crunchy fruit taste. Benedè is a traditional wine, invaluable proof of Catarratto grapes, that have been cultivated in Sicily for a long time

bright straw yellow

AdC_olfatto@2xsoft and perfumed notes of almond, white peach, orange blossom and citrus create a refined and inviting bouquet

AdC_palato@2x freshness, softness and elegance are the main characteristics of this generous and pleasingly complex wine, with uncommon qualities of long-lasting liveliness

Benedè 2021

  • 90 Points – Falstaff Sizilien Trophy
  • 88 Points – Vinous
  • Bollino Rosso – The Wine Hunter Award 2022 Merano Wine Festival

 

Benedè 2020

  • 91 Points – Falstaff Sicilia Trophy
  • Premio Qualità/Prezzo – Berebene 2022 Gambero Rosso
  • 89 Points – Wine Enthusiast
  • 4 Stars – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2021 Touring Club Italiano
  • 4 Foglie – Guida Vini Bio
  • 88 Points – I Vini di Veronelli 2022

 

Benedè 2019

  • 91 Points – Falstaff Sicilia Trophy
  • 88 Points – Wine Enthusiast
  • Bollino Rosso – The Wine Hunter Award 2020 Merano Wine Festival
  • 3 Stars – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2020 Touring Club Italiano

Benedè 2018

  • Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
  • 4 Foglie – Guida Vini Bio

 

Benedè 2017

  • Silver Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
  • 4 Stars – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2018 Touring Club Italiano
  • 89 Points – Wine Spectator
  • 89 Points – Vinous
  • 86 Points – Wine Enthusiast

 

Benedè 2016

  • Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
  • 4 Stars – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2017 Touring Club Italiano
  • Red Award – The Wine Hunter Award Merano Wine Festival
  • 91 Points – Vinous

Benedè 2015

  • 2° Classified Categoria Doc Sicilia Grillo e Catarratto, Sicilian Wine Awards

 

Benedè 2014

  • Silver Medal – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
  • Red Award – The Wine Hunter Award 2020 Merano Wine Festival
  • 89 Points – Vinous
  • 88 Points – Luca Maroni – Annuario dei migliori vini italiani

Soil composition | hilly, loamy sand

Altitude | 350-400 meters above sea level

Age of vines | 1990, 2000, 2010

Production area | Contrada Mandranova and Contrada Macellarotto in the Camporeale countryside

Training system | espalier training with Guyot pruning

No. of vines/hectare | 3.500

Yield/hectare | 8.0 tonnes

Harvest period | second ten days of September with manual harvest and grape selection

Crushing | the grapes are destemmed and cooled, then softly crushed in absence of oxygen

Alcoholic fermentation | 15 days, in steel tanks, at low temperature (14-15 °C)

Ageing | 6 months in steel tanks on the fine lees at 10-12 °C

Bottle ageing | 2 months at controlled temperature (18 °C)