Santagostino Bianco Firriato
Santagostino by Firriato is an elegant, sophisticated and characterful Sicilian white wine made from Catarratto and Chardonnay grapes. The minerality of the land, the freshness of the floral and fruity scents of Catarratto and the complexity of the Chardonnay fermented in barrique blend in a balanced way in a wine that is sought after all over the world.
CLASSIFICATION: Terre Siciliane IGT
GRAPE VARIETY: Catarratto and Chardonnay
VINEYARD LOCATION: Trapani countryside – Baglio Sorìa Estate
SOIL COMPOSITION: Calcareous - clayey
EXPOSURE: The vineyards have south-westerly exposure (from 230 up to 250 meters above sea level)
TRAINING SYSTEM: Cordon trained, guyot
VINES PER HECTARE (EA): 5.000/6.000
YIELD (KG. PER HECTARE): 5.800/6.000 kg
HARVEST PERIOD: Hand-picking - Catarratto in the 2nd week of September while Chardonnay in the 2nd week of August
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE: 14-16°C
PERIOD OF FERMENTATION: 20 days
VINIFICATION: Soft pressing and fermentation in stainless steel vat at controlled temperature for Catarratto, fermentation in barrique of French durmast for Chardonnay
MATURATION: 6 months “sur lie”, in stainless steel with daily shaking
MATURATION BOTTLE: 4 months
ALCOHOL: 12.90% vol.
PH: 3.31 (average)
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6 g/l (average)
1ST YEAR PRODUCTION: Vintage year 1991
VINTAGE PRODUCTION: 110.000 bottles
COLOR: Intense and lively golden color.
NOSE: Extremely charming and elegant and perfectly focused nose with scents of peach, melon, almond, pineapple, and white wild flowers that share the scene with hints of butter, vanilla hazelnut.
PALATE: A matchless and rich fruit, almost turgid; it unfolds with suave, dense and caressing softness, supported by an extremely distinct and balanced acid vein; it leaves a clean and lingerig finish.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10-12°C
RECCOMENDED GLAS: For white wines with good texture, slightly narrow rim
Bottled at the origin by Firriato Srl Paceco (TP) - ITALY
- Alcohol level
- 13
- Cellars
- Firriato
- Grapes
- Catarratto - Chardonnay
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Terre Siciliane IGT
