“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.”
BENEDÈ | CATARRATTO
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
soft and perfumed notes of almond, white peach, orange blossom and citrus create a refined and inviting bouquet
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)
