• Cusumano Salealto Tenuta Ficuzza 2021
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Cusumano Sicily Terre Siciliane IGT

Cusumano

Cusumano Salealto Tenuta Ficuzza 2021

White green still

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  • Cusumano Salealto Tenuta Ficuzza 2021
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Cusumano Sicily Terre Siciliane IGT
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Denomination Terre Siciliane IGT
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 34% Zibibbo, 33% Ansonica/Inzolia, 33% Grillo
Aging On the fne lees of around 10 months, followed by aging in the bottle.
Other years 2018
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Description

Salealto traces the history of King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon and the Real Casina di Caccia of Ficuzza. In this place, in 1800, the sovereign kept his own wine, produced with grapes from vineyards located in the surroundings of our Ficuzza estate. We imagiined how the wine drunk by the King could have been, and after a few years of experimentation Salealto was born; a "vin du terroir" obtained from Insolia, Grillo and Zibibbo in equal parts, vinified separately and then regined together.

Awards

  • 2021

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2021

    3

    This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.

  • 2021

    91

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

The nose is dedicated to the floral nuances of orange blossom and fruity nuances of apricot, sage, fern and sweet almond with saline sediments.

Colore

Color

Straw yellow.

Gusto

Taste

Slender and delicate, with consistent aromatic returns to pervade the sip. Grapes vinified separately in steel.

Serve at:

10 - 12 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Young and Fresh White Wines

Pairings

Fish
Shellfish
Cheese
Matured cheese
White fish

Producer
Cusumano
From this winery
  • Start up year: 2000
  • Oenologist: Mario Ronco,Giuseppe Clemente
  • Bottles produced: 2.500.000
  • Hectares: 520
Cusumano's wines come from premium sites all over Sicily, and are produced at the Partinico (straight west of Palermo) based family winery by third generation winemakers and brothers Diego and Alberto Cusumano. They craft wines of the ‘new’ Sicily typified by outstanding varietal expression, rich flavors, and a sensuality that could only be born under the Sicilian sun. Wine insiders have long predicted that Sicily would one day become Europe’s dominant wine region. The sheer number of prime vineyard sites available, the diversity of microclimates and soils throughout the island, make it possible for Sicilian winemakers to work not only with exciting native varietals, but also with many international grapes. Cusumano is the pre-eminent producer turning that prediction into reality. Read more
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Cusumano

Name Cusumano Salealto Tenuta Ficuzza 2021
Type White green still
Denomination Terre Siciliane IGT
Vintage 2021
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Grape varieties 34% Zibibbo, 33% Ansonica/Inzolia, 33% Grillo
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Cusumano
Origin Tenuta Ficuzza - Piana degli Albanesi (PA)
Climate Altitude: 700-800 m. a.s.l.
Plants per hectare 5000
Yield per hectare 60 q.
Harvest Manual harvest into cases.
Fermentation temperature 20 °C
Wine making Maceration in the press at ambient temperature followed by static clarifcation. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 20 °C, racking and assemblage.
Aging On the fne lees of around 10 months, followed by aging in the bottle.
Allergens Contains sulphites