Grillo 4 filari

DOC Sicilia

One of the most emblematic white grape varieties of Sicily, capable of producing elegant, fresh and minerally-rich white wines on the hills.

PRODUCTION AREA Contrada Macellarotto and Contrada Serpi in Camporeale countryside

SOIL hilly, with sandy loam and good presence of skeleton

ALTITUDE 500 metres above sea
level

YEAR OF PLANTING 2005

TRAINING SYSTEM counter-espalier with Guyot pruning

VITICULTURE vineyard management in accordance with organic farming principles and bunch thinning during pre-veraison

PLANTS PER HECTARE 3.600

YIELD 40 quintals per hectare

HARVEST manual picking in the early morning and transfer to the cellar in small 8 kg. crates

FERMENTATION whole grapes are pressed softly within a few hours of picking and after 24 hours of settling their fermentation is carried out at 15 °C

AGEING in steel tanks on the lees at 10°C for 6 months with weekly stirring, then 2 months in bottle prior to release.

COLOUR straw yellow with bright greenish reflections

ON THE NOSE tropical notes of grapefruit, of elder and figs alternate with ones of orange blossom and breadcrumb

ON THE PALATE broad sip characterized by good acidity and great sapid finish.