Vigna di Pettineo Grillo Maggio Wines

Grillo Vigna di Pettineo - Organic wine from the "Famiglia Collection"

Maggio Vini has been producing extraordinary wines for three generations that enhance Vittoria's winemaking tradition. Grillo Vigna di Pettineo is obtained from 100% Grillo grapes produced from organic farming, grown in Guyot respecting tradition, rigorously selected, vinified with increasingly accurate techniques to obtain a great wine that identifies the territory of origin. Vigna di Pettineo Grillo is one of the crus of the "Family Collection" of the Maggio winery.

Denomination: D.O.P. Sicilia

Type: White

Grape Variety: 100% Grillo

Production Area: Vittoria (RG) – C.da Pettineo

Altitude: 170 m above sea level

Soil: red sands

Training system: Guyot

Average age of the vineyard: 10 years

Grape yield per hectare: 70 quintals

Harvest: manual, rigorously selecting only the best bunches

Vinification: cryo-maceration for 12 hours with the skins

Fermentation: start of fermentation at low temperature in steel and end of fermentation in French oak tonneaux

Aging: 4 months in tonneaux and 3 months in steel

Bottle refinement: 6-9 months

Alcohol content: 13% vol

Color: bright straw yellow

Nose: fine and persistent bouquet with savory and fragrant scents, enriched by the woody notes of French oak barriques

Palate: aromatic, persistent with a pleasant and vibrant acidity

Pairings: ideal with fish-based dishes, shellfish, meat and vegetable second courses

Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Longevity: 5 years

Bottled for Vigna di Pettineo – Vittoria (RG) - Italy