Metodo Classico
From the lower section of the oldest Catarratto vineyard of the estate, the Catarratto Extra Lucido grapes come from, which give life to our Traditional Method Sparkling Wine.
WINE TYPE
traditional method sparkling wine -DOC Siclia- BIO
DOSAGE
extra brut
GRAPE VARIETY
100% Catarratto Extra Lucido
SERVING TEMPERATURE
6 – 8°C
SUGGESTED GLASS
rounded tulip-shape glass with a wide opening to enhance the flavours
FOOD PAIRING
it is ideal to sip during the meal, paired with Busiate with prawns and pistachios or with a crunchy fried fish
A Vintage Extra Brut with a Mediterranean character, with aromas of citrus that evolve into more complex hints, revealing the long rest on the yeasts and integrating into an elegant aromatic texture, enlivened by a very fine and persistent perlage.
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lively and bright straw yellow, with a fine and persistent perlage
it gives fragrant notes of citrus and candied ginger with slight aromatic hints of sage, which turn on clearer aromas of roasting and toasted notes.
the full, lively and dynamic sip is striking for its impetuous freshness perfectly balanced by the large structure enriched by long aging on the yeasts. On the finish it reveals pleasant notes of brioche through a long persistence.
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Metodo Classico 2017
- 88 Points – Wine Enthusiast
- Foglia d’Oro – Guida Vini Bio
METODO CLASSICO
Soil composition | hilly, sandy with medium presence of stones
Altitude | 430 meters above sea level
Age of vines | 1988
Produced area | Contrada Mandranova in the Camporeale countryside
Training system | espalier training with Guyot pruning
No. of vines/hectare | 4.000
Yield/hectare | 6.0 tonnes
Harvest period | first ten days of September
Alcoholic fermentation | 15 days, in steel tanks, at low temperature (14 – 15 °C)
Malolactic fermentation | not carried out
Temperature of refermentation | 16-18 °C
Ageing | in the bottle on the yeasts for 36 months
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