KAID Sauvignon DOC Alessandro di Camporeale

Wine type: DOC Sicilia - BIO

Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Soil composition: hilly, clay-loam with medium presence of skeleton

Altitude: 330 meters above sea level

Age of vines: 2004

Production area: Contrada Mandranova in the Camporeale countryside

Training system: espalier training with Guyot pruning

No. of vines/hectare: 4.000

Yield/hectare: 8.0 tonnes

Harvest period: second ten days of August 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, 6 months on the fine lees at 10-12°C

Bottle ageing: 2 months at controlled temperature (18°C)

Colour: straw yellow with bright green reflections

Aroma: you can smell the typical Sauvignon blanc’s aromas such as lime, passion fruit, grapefruit, wet nettle, lavender and elder flowers, in addition to delicate and gentle minerals nuance

Taste: dynamism and liveliness are the main characteristics of this wine that combines these exuberant peculiarities with a wide structure, enhancing its charm and its balanced softness 

Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Food pairing: excellent with seafood ravioli with fresh vegetables or turbot with rosemary

Originally bottled by Alessandro di Camporeale SCA, Contrada Mandranova, 90043 Camporeale (PA), Italy