Feudi del Pisciotto Catarratto 2023

Description

Catarratto is one of four monovarietal wines in Feudi del Pisciotto's Colori di Sicilia line. A historic grape variety of the island, from which fresh white wines with fruity and floral hints are made, Feudi del Pisciotto's Catarratto is a wine with a pleasant sapidity and great versatility. On the label, brushstrokes of orange and yellow reminiscent of Sicilian citrus fruits, taken from the ceramics of the great Caltagirone master Giacomo Alessi.

Details

Perfume

This wine ranges from hints of white-fleshed fruits such as peach and pineapple to floral flavors of jasmine and orange blossom.

Color

Straw yellow with greenish highlights.

Taste

The taste is citrusy, with a fresh, savory finish.

Serve at:

10 - 12 °C.

Longevity:

03 - 05 years

Producer

Producer

Feudi del Pisciotto

From this winery

• Start up year: 2002
• Oenologist: Alessandro Cellai
• Bottles produced: 400.000
• Hectares: 45

If Tuscany and Piedmont are the Italian regions with the most excellent wines, Sicily is increasingly establishing itself as the land of great wines. After all, Sicily is precisely the region that the ancients called Enotria because of its celebrated vocation for vine cultivation. It is no coincidence that the climate and soils of this island are a guarantee of quality as well as quantity. This is why in recent years, thanks first and foremost to the pioneering work of some great Sicilian entrepreneurial families, to the precious collaborations of a genius such as Giacomo Tachis, and to the commitment of institutions such as the Regional Institute of Vine and Wine, wine-growing on the island has undergone a veritable renaissance, cultural even more than productive, made up of major investments in the capacity of this land to produce wines of international standing. In this new Sicilian renaissance movement, Feudi del Pisciotto, the first Sicilian winery of the DCC group, is making its contribution, drawing also on the experience gained by Castellare di Castellina and Rocca di Frassinello. The company is located in south-eastern Sicily, just a few minutes from Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina and Vittoria, i.e. between the Roman Villa that has miraculously remained intact and the capital of ceramics, 7 km from the sea.

The estate dates back to 1700 and was one of the largest in Sicily. The ancient building includes the Palmento, from the Latin word Paumentum, referring to pressing something. To crush grapes, in vats that then let the must drop by gravity, has been ascertained to be the best technique today. Restored without any changes to the existing building, the Palmento is connected to a modern wine cellar built to vinify up to 10,000 hectolitres using the most advanced technology. Part of the Palmento and the Baglio has been converted into a wine relais with 10 rooms and a restaurant above the barrique cellar visible through the glass floor. Read more

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Feudi del Pisciotto Catarratto 2023
Type	White still
Denomination	Sicilia DOC
Vintage	2023
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Catarratto Bianco Comune
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Feudi del Pisciotto
Origin	Niscemi (CL)
Climate	Vineyard elevation: 80 m a.s.l.
Soil composition	Medium mixture tending to sandy.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon
Plants per hectare	5900
Yield per hectare	70 q.
Harvest	Late August.
Wine making	In steel. Malolactic fermentation: carried out.
Aging	4 months in steel, 2 in bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites