Wine from Contrada Santa Margherita Grillo - Arianna Occhipinti

Contrada Santa Margherita was born from Arianna's passion and desire to give life to a white wine capable of enclosing the limestone and the landscape of the Iblei Mountains in a single sip. The vineyard, carefully chosen by Arianna at the foot of Chiaramonte Gulfi, is divided into 4 parcels. The Costa Sud and Costa Nord parcels with soils rich in chalk and fossils yield salinity and complexity. The Terrazza and Trefile parcels with soils rich in calcareous pebbles yield pulp and acidity. The result is an extraordinary Sicilian white produced in a natural way.

Denomination: IGT Terre Siciliane

Grape variety: 100% Grillo

Production area: C/da Santa Margherita, Chiaramonte Gulfi (RG)

Altitude: 490 meters above sea level

Vineyard extension: 2 ha approx

Soil: whitish calcareous-sandy marl alternating with yellowish-white sands and calcarenites

Training system: alberello

Age of vines: 5 years

Plant density: 6,000 vines per hectare

Yield per hectare: 30 hl

Harvest: manual

Vinification: destemming, maceration on the skins for 48 hours and spontaneous fermentation in concrete vats and Austrian oak barrels. Racking at the end of fermentation

Refinement: 12 months in the same concrete vats and Austrian oak barrels

Total sulfur dioxide: 35 mg/l

Alcohol content: 12.5% vol

Colour: bright straw yellow

Nose: aromas of citrus fruits, typical Mediterranean spicy and floral notes

Palate: fresh, with great character and marked marine sapidity

Pairings: excellent as an aperitif, with fish-based dishes, white meats and fries. Try it with traditional Sicilian recipes such as vegetable caponata or beccafico sardines

Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Originally bottled by Az. Agr. Arianna Occhipinti - Vittoria - Italy