Marco De Bartoli
Catarratto Lucido 2025
| Denomination | IGT Terre Siciliane |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.0% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Catarratto Bianco Lucido |
| Aging | 12 months in French oak barrels on suspended lees with bâtonnage, followed by 6 months in bottle |
- Vintage and format: 2025, 0.75 l, 12.5% vol; still white wine from Sicily
- Single varietal: 100% Catarratto Bianco Lucido, fresh and delicate character
- Origin: Indicazione Geografica Tipica Terre Siciliane, Trapani; vineyards 12 km from Marsala
- Vinification: hand-picked, gentle pressing, cold settling for 48 hours
- Ageing and serving: 12 months on the lees with bâtonnage and 6 months in bottle; serving temperature 10-12 °C
Description
What kind of wine is it
Lucido by Marco De Bartoli is a still white wine that expresses the authenticity of the Sicilian lands. Made from Catarratto grapes, it stands out for its fresh and elegant style, characterised by clear primary aromas. The use of indigenous yeasts ensures a faithful and territorial expression of the grape variety, which on the palate is lively, with a delicate profile and a pleasantly bitter finish, typical but less pronounced than the common variety. Ageing on the lees and in the bottle contributes to its excellent aromatic purity.
Where does it come from
The grapes come from western Sicily, in the province of Trapani, a short distance from Marsala. In this area, the qualities of the native Catarratto variety are brought to their fullest expression. The vineyards, trained on trellises using the Guyot system, date back to the early 2000s. Thanks to balanced yields, the manual harvest takes place in mid-September. A meticulous selection of the bunches ensures an intact raw material, capable of offering a clear expression of the Sicilian lands.
How is it produced
Vinification begins with gentle pressing followed by a natural cold settling lasting forty-eight hours. Fermentation at a controlled temperature starts in steel tanks and finishes in French oak barrels. The wine matures for twelve months in contact with the lees, managed through periodic bâtonnage, which gives greater structure and depth. The process is completed with a period of rest in the bottle, essential for achieving perfect balance on the palate.
History and Curiosities
Produced twelve kilometres from Marsala, Lucido by Marco De Bartoli celebrates Sicilian tradition. It owes its name to the Catarratto bianco lucido, characterised by a reduced bloom, which gives the grapes a shiny and velvety appearance. Historically used for Marsala wines, this grape variety grows in vineyards dating back to the early 2000s. Hand-harvested in September, it expresses the purity of the region.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
08 - 10 °C
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
- Start up year: 1980
- Oenologist: Renato e Sebastiano De Bartoli
- Bottles produced: 250.000
- Hectares: 25
Marco De Bartoli has signs of these every day fights, but he has won against all odds, with the tenacious, stubborn conviction of being right, and in order to demonstrate it, he speaks a lot, as it is common in Sicily, not to speak about himself, but to allow me to drink: here it is his greatest evidence.
Today he has a family of which he is proud of: Renato and Sebastiano, sons, are quite adults, while Josephine, the younger daughter, inherited the name of his great-grandmother, of French origins. Read more
| Name | Marco De Bartoli Catarratto Lucido 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Terre Siciliane IGT |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Catarratto Bianco Lucido |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Marco De Bartoli |
| Story | History and Curiosities Produced twelve kilometres from Marsala, Lucido by Marco De Bartoli celebrates Sicilian tradition. It owes its name to the Catarratto bianco lucido, characterised by a reduced bloom, which gives the grapes a shiny and velvety appearance. Historically used for Marsala wines, this grape variety grows in vineyards dating back to the early 2000s. Hand-harvested in September, it expresses the purity of the region. |
| Origin | Western Sicily, province of Trapani, approximately 12 km from Marsala |
| Cultivation system | Guyot (vertical trellis) |
| Plants per hectare | 3500 plants per hectare |
| Yield per hectare | 35 hl yield per hectare |
| Harvest | Second week of September |
| Fermentation temperature | Controlled temperature |
| Production technique | Manual selection of grape bunches; gentle pressing; natural cold settling of the must for 48 hours; fermentation at controlled temperature with indigenous yeasts; ageing on the lees with bâtonnage |
| Wine making | Rigorous manual selection of the grape bunches; gentle pressing; natural cold settling of the must for 48 hours; fermentation at controlled temperature with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks and then in small French oak barrels; ageing for 12 months on the lees with bâtonnage and 6 months in bottle. |
| Aging | 12 months in French oak barrels on suspended lees with bâtonnage, followed by 6 months in bottle |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |