Ràpio 2022
Graffetta
The well-established collaboration with our winemaker led us to interact with a territory in the Altarello district, a poor soil with marine ventilation led us to develop this small project of a wine with a distinct territoriality.
APPELLATION I.G.T. Terre Siciliane
GRAPE VARIETY Cataratto 100%
VINEYARD Contrada Altarello
SOIL Hilly, rich in rock fragments with surface rocks
VINEYARD SIZE 2 ha
VINEYARD AGE 12 years old
EXPOSURE East/west
AVERAGE ALTITUDE 600m a.s.l.
VINEYARD DENSITY 5000 vines/hectare
AVERAGE YIELD PER PLANT 1.0kg
CULTIVATION/PRUNING Guyot
HARVEST First half of September
FERMENTATION At a temperature of about 18°C for 10/12 days
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION In steel
AGING In steel and at least 3 months in the bottle.
ANNUAL PRODUCTION About 12,000 bottles
SENSORY PROFILE Straw-yellow color. The nose reveals freshness,minerality and savoriness. On the palate it expresses freshness and Mediterranean heat.
PAIRING Fish and shellfish in general, pasta dishes with Mediterranean sauces.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 8-10°C
