CATARRATTO DOC Vigna di Mandranova Alessandro di Camporeale
In the most ancient vineyards of the estate, on the hill overlooking Mandranova plain, Catarratto reveals its full potential in one of its highest expressions. Catarratto Vigna di Mandranova is an elegant wine, to be uncorked in special moments. Seductive and harmonious in its fruity and floral bouquet, it will pleasantly surprise you with its spicy and mineral ending.
Wine type: DOC Sicilia - BIO
Grape variety: 100% Catarratto Extra Lucido
Soil composition: hilly, sandy-loam with medium presence of skeleton
Altitude: 450 meters above sea level
Age of vines: 1988
Production area: Contrada Mandranova in the Camporeale countryside
Training system: espalier training with Guyot pruning
No. of vines/hectare: 4.000
Yield/hectare: 7.0 tonnes
Harvest period: last week 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: in steel tanks, 8 months on the fine lees at 10-12°C, the 10% of the mass remains 8 months in 600-liter French oak tonneaux
Bottle ageing: at least 6 months at controlled temperature (18°C)
Colour: straw yellow with bright green reflections
Aroma: the fruity and floral bouquet, with hints of white flowers, lemon peel and green apple is complemented by a spicy and mineral finish, in which emerge notes of white pepper and flint
Taste: despite the large entrance and the remarkable structure, the high acidity makes it extremely balanced and upright striking in its persistence
Serving temperatur: 10-12°C
Food pairing: incomparable with spaghetti ai ricci di mare (sea urchins)
Originally bottled by Alessandro di Camporeale SCA, Contrada Mandranova, 90043 Camporeale (PA), Italy
- Alcohol level
- 12
- Cellars
- Alessandro di Camporeale
- Grapes
- Catarratto
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Sicilia DOC
