ALBAMARINA

ALBAMARINA is an original and elegant interpretation of Catarratto, whose grapes are dried directly on the vine after a thorough stem twisting. It is a pleasant and drinkable sweet wine, that offers a full and fruity bouquet very well balanced by an exquisite marine freshness.
Our impressions: The wine has an intense and bright golden colour, enriched by straw hues. Its nose is intriguing and complex, showing delicate aromas of yellow flowers, ripe apricot and mango, with notes of acacia honey and quince. On the palate it is fresh and intense, with a pleasant nice acidity and a balanced and persistent finish. Type of wine: White sweet
Appellation: Sicilia IGT
Production area: Menfi
Grapes: Catarratto 100%
Number of bottles produced:4,500
Soil type: Alluvial soil, medium texture
Yield per hectare: 4 tons - 1.3 Kg per vine
Planting density: 3,000 vines/hectare
Training system: Low bush short pruned
Harvest: end of September
Grape-picking:Manual harvest
Winemaking: The grapes are destemmed and macerated for several hours, then soft-pressed. The must is naturally decanted at a cold temperature and fermented in stainless steel tanks at 13-15 °C
Maturation: the 50% of the must ferments and is refined for 5 months in French barriques; the remaining part in steel tanks.
Alcohol content: 13.5% vol
Total acidity: 6.3 g/l
pH: 3.28
Residual sugar:160 g/l
Taste it with:smoked swordfish with fresh herbs, dried tuna fish eggs (Bottarga), blue cheese, foie gras, dry pastries and typical Sicilian ricotta cakes.