Pietrarizzo Etna Bianco Tornatore wines

Contrada Pietrarizzo Etna Bianco DOC Tornatore Winery - Contrada Cru wine

Excellent Carricante vinified in oak barrels, Pietrarizzo Bianco by Tornatore is a pleasantly savory and mineral Etna DOC wine. Noble cru obtained from fine grapes grown on an exceptional terroir, Etna Bianco Pietrarizzo is a fresh, elegant and fruity wine, with notes of exotic fruit. A white wine with surprising drinkability and liveliness on the sip.

Denomination: Etna Bianco DOC

Type: Still white wine

Grape Variety: Carricante with a small percentage of Catarratto

Vineyards: Contrada Pietrarizzo

Production area: northern side of Etna, municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia

Soil: volcanic

Climate: strong temperature variation between day and night

Training system: counter-espalier

Type of pruning: spurred cordon

Grape yield per hectare: 60 quintals

Harvest: manual, in small boxes, during the second ten days of October

Vinification: the grapes harvested manually in small boxes quickly arrive in the cellar where they are subjected to manual selection on a belt. After destemming and light pressing, the grapes are softly pressed

Fermentation: the must obtained is clarified by cold and left to ferment at a temperature of 15-16°C in 50 hl oak barrels

Refinement: on fine lees for approximately 5 months

Bottle refinement: 3 months

Alcohol content: 13% vol

Colour: intense straw yellow with faint greenish reflections

Nose: fruity bouquet with pleasant notes of exotic fruit, grapefruit and white peach

Palate: extraordinary complexity and sweetness of taste as well as a pleasant flavor and freshness

Pairings: ideal white wine with first and second courses of fish, shellfish and grilled vegetables

Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Produced and bottled by the winemaker Azienda Agricola Francesco Tornatore – Via Pietramarina, 8 – 95012 Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Italy