Santagostino Bianco Firriato

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