Catarratto Lucido - Marco De Bartoli wines

Catarratto Lucido 2024 Terre Siciliane IGP Marco De Bartoli winery

Lucido De Bartoli was born from the passion and foresight of Marco De Bartoli. Produced by traditional agriculture and winemaking, Catarratto Lucido is one of the most appreciated Sicilian white wines, obtained from the most widespread native Sicilian grape variety. A pure Catarratto of the shiny white variety characterized by superior freshness and delicacy but with a less accentuated typical bitter aftertaste of catarratto. The result is an elegant, well-balanced and persistent wine with fruity and citrus aromas.

Denomination: IGP Terre Siciliane

Type: Still white wine

Grape Variety: 100% Catarratto Lucido

Production Area: Western Sicily, province of Trapani

Soil: medium-textured sandy-calcareous soil

Vineyard surface area: 2 ha

Average age of the vineyard: over 15 years

Training system: counter-espalier

Type of pruning: Guyot

Density of vines per ha: 3500 plants

Grape yield per hectare: 60 hl

Harvest: manual, during the first half of September

Vinification: after cooling and rigorous manual selection of the bunches, delicate pressing is carried out. The low temperature must decants for 48 hours

Fermentation: the clarified must ferments with indigenous yeasts in steel tanks at a controlled temperature and with minimal use of sulphites

Aging: 7 months in steel tanks, on fine lees

Analytical data of the wine: Acidity: 5.35; Residual sugars: 5.4; pH: 3.14; Total SO2: 45 mg/l

Alcohol content: 12.5% vol

Color: straw yellow

Nose: intense bouquet with fruity notes with salty nuances and pleasant aromas of lemon peel and green apple

Palate: fresh and mineral, well balanced and of good length

Aftertaste: slightly bitter

Pairings: white wine that goes well with fish first courses, in particular with dishes based on crustaceans and molluscs, such as mussel soup. Perfect with traditional Sicilian dishes, such as beccafico sardines

Serving temperature: 10-12°C

First vintage: 2008

Bottled at origin by Società Agricola De Bartoli Srl – Pantelleria - Italy in the Marsala cellar - Italy