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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years

- Start up year: 1824
- Oenologist: Team di tecnici
- Bottles produced: 9.500.000
- Hectares: 150
In this part of the island for centuries the Nero d'Avola, the prince of the Sicilian vines, which in the area of Riesi, thanks to special conditions pedoclimatic, has found an ideal habitat.
The vineyards, currently about 127 hectares, are located on soils with a composition of silicaocalcarea that allows the roots to penetrate deeply finding water, rare and precious in this part of Sicily in summer.
Here are born some of the great Duca di Salaparuta wines, each with its own personality. different thanks to the fact that the grapes from which they are born are harvested in different areas. of the estate. the particular exposure to the sun and wind of the vineyards and the nature characteristic of the various areas of the soil, in fact, guarantee different fruits to a few yards apart.
Duca Entico 2017 received a special award as Best Wine from Nero d'Avola grapes from Doctor Wine - Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2022 with 96 points out of 100. Read more


Name | Duca di Salaparuta Vermentino Sentiero del Vento 2022 |
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Type | White green still |
Denomination | Terre Siciliane IGT |
Vintage | 2022 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Vermentino |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Vendor | Duca di Salaparuta |
Origin | Suor Marchesa Estate, Town of Butera (Caltanissetta). |
Climate | Altitude: more than 300 m. a.s.l. Cold winters with cool springs, hot and windy summers. |
Soil composition | Mixed composition, calcareous-siliceous. |
Cultivation system | Espalier. |
Harvest | By hand, at perfect ripeness in mid-September. |
Fermentation temperature | 16 °C |
Fermentation | More than 10 days. |
Wine making | Soft pressing of the grapes. The first must ferments for more than 10 days at 16°C. |
Aging | In stainless steel for more than 2 months in contact with its yeasts. After bottling, it spends a month in a temperature-controlled cellar in the bottle to develop its bouquet. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |