Etna Bianco Le Sabbie dell'Etna 2024

Description

The Sabbie dell'Etna Bianco D.O.C. is one of the signature wines of the Firriato house. This Etna Bianco D.O.C. is a blend of the two most significant varieties of the Etna area of Sicily: Carricante and Catarratto. The grapes used ripen slowly, as they are subject to unique climatic conditions for Sicily. The vineyards are located on the northern slope of Etna, near the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia, in the province of Catania, at an altitude of approximately 600 meters. The Etna Bianco D.O.C. vines are grown on volcanic soil, sandy and with a marked minerality. The vines are trained using the spurred cordon system with two buds. Furthermore, the soil is particularly young and rich in magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium. The grapes are harvested during the first ten days of October. The grapes for Le Sabbie dell'Etna Bianco D.O.C. undergo a soft pressing process at a controlled temperature. This is followed by maturation on fine lees in steel barrels, which are agitated daily, for a period of three months. The wine is then bottle-aged for two months. The result is a wine with highly aromatic aromas and a lingering flavor on the palate.

Details

Perfume

Powerful with clean yellow floral hints of mimosa and broom that nicely enhance the fruity nuances of white peach, ripe pear and peach.

Color

Straw yellow with greenish reflections.

Taste

This is a wine of great breath, the taste is full and rich in texture with a persistent savoury line. Of long expression, for freshness and fragrance, it envelops the palate in a unicum that only the varietal vocation of its grapes is capable of generating.

Serve at:

10 - 12 °C.

Longevity:

03 - 05 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Firriato

From this winery

• Start up year: 1985
• Oenologist: Giovanni Di Giovanna, Paolo Errante
• Bottles produced: 4.000.000
• Hectares: 490

Firriato's strength is that it has been able to interpret, from the very beginning, the ancient Sicilian winemaking tradition in a modern key. Started in 1984 in the Trapani countryside, in Baglio Sorìa, the adventure of Salvatore Gaetano and his wife Vinzia evolved rapidly, taking the company to the top of the island's production quality in just a few years. Today, with more than three decades of experience and their daughter Irene working in the company, the philosophy has not changed and five more have been added to the original estate, creating a unique winemaking heritage with around 470 hectares under vine, no less than 34 labels and a total of 4.5 million bottles produced.

The company, nevertheless, is always projected towards the future and to the enhancement of the territory, in particular, at the moment, it is very focused with its efforts on the Etna area. Read more

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Firriato Etna Bianco Le Sabbie dell'Etna 2024
Type	White still
Denomination	Etna DOC
Vintage	2024
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.0% by volume
Grape varieties	Carricante, Catarratto Bianco Comune
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Firriato
Origin	Territory of the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia (CT)
Climate	Altitude: 720 m. a.s.l. Exposure: north-eastern slope of the volcano.
Soil composition	Sandy loam, volcanic matrix, with high drainage capacity.
Cultivation system	Espalier with bilateral permanent spurred cordon (cordon royat) pruning.
Plants per hectare	4.000/4.500
Yield per hectare	7.000/7,200 kg
Harvest	Manual harvesting. II decade of October.
Fermentation temperature	16 8 °C
Fermentation	15 days.
Wine making	Soft pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation.
Aging	3 months on noble lees or "sur lie" in stainless steel tanks with daily agitation. 2 months in bottle.
Total acidity	4.95 gr/L
PH	3.3
Allergens	Contains sulphites