GRILLO | Vigna di Mandranova 2020
From the Grillo vineyards grown on our Mandranova estate, a wine of extraordinary freshness and balance, a captivating interpretation of one of the most famous grape varieties of Sicilian enology.
Wine of great freshness and aromaticity, coming from
from one of the most renowned grape varieties of the island that has splendidly adapted to the soil and climatic conditions of the Contrada Mandranova. Its citrus notesand tropical, wisely enhanced by the work in the vineyard, are combined with a long and mineral finish.
TASTING NOTES
Color | straw yellow with bright greenish reflections
Smell | overwhelming and impacting with its fresh notes of grapefruit, papaya, mango, passion fruit well balanced by the more delicate ones of white peach and elderflower
Palate | the strongly mineral entry, almost salty, evolves into a powerful, long and balanced sweet finish
TECHNICAL FEATURES
TYPE | white - DOC Sicilia - BIO VARIETY | 100% Grillo
ALCOHOL CONTENT | 13% vol.PAIRINGS | unsurpassed with risotto with artichokes and mullet fillets or swordfish rolls.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE | 10-12 ° C
GOBLET | medium tulip, to enhance the bouquetSoil type | hilly, clayey with medium presence of skeleton
Altitude | 340 meters above sea level
Planting year | 2009Production area | Contrada Mandranova, countryside of Camporeale (PA) Training system | Guyot trained espalier
Plants per hectare | 4,000
Yield per hectare | 70 quintalsHarvest period | second decade of August with manual harvesting and selection of the bunches
Crushing | the grapes, de-stemmed and cooled, are then gently pressed in the absence of oxygenAlcoholic fermentation | 15 days, in a steel tank,
at low temperature (14-15 ° C)
Aging | 6 months in steel tanks on the fine lees at 10-12 ° C Bottle aging | 2 months at a controlled temperature (18 ° C)