Per mille profumi d’arancio
colori di un tempo vissuto.
L’attesa di aromi festosi,
essenza di fiori gustosi.
Poi d’oro dipinge la notte che
a lungo si riempie di frutti.
Zahara
Classification:
Sicilia DOP
Grape variety:
Grillo 100%
Production area:
Riserva naturale del Lago Biviere
Our Grillo matures on the sandy lands of the Lake Biviere: here the grapes feed off of the typical sapidity of the lake which is poured in the chalice of Zahara.
An intense and persistent wine, of lively character, anticipated by a great limpidity. To the nose it evokes the beauty of the landscape, with fruity and floral callbacks among which orange blossoms and jasmine stand out, as well as the herbal notes from sage and rosemary. The sip gives back the suggestions of a wine with great taste balance between elegance and freshness, and its name brings us back to the flower fields that smell of Sicilian citrus fruits.
- Type of soil:
White limestone and red sands - Cultivation system:
Counter/Guyot pruning - Planting density:
4000-5000 plants per hectare - Yield grape/HA:
90 quintals - Harvesting period:
Third ten days of August
- Harvesting technique:
Manual - Vinification:
Destemming with soft pressing, static decantation of the must, fermentation at controlled temperature - Fermentation vessels:
Stainless steel tanks - Fermentation temperature:
16°C
- Fermentation period:
15 days - Contenitore di affinamento:
Acciaio - Ageing vessels:
Stainless steel tanks - Ageing:
4 months on yeasts - Refinement in bottle:
12 months - Alcohol content:
12-13% Vol.