Nose

Floral, slight note of vanilla, complex

Palate

Wide, velvety, lively, well-bodied and persistent

Growing Conditions

- PRODUCTION AREA: Western Sicily, towns of Salemi and Gibellina. Risignolo Estate

- SOIL: Mixed composition, mainly siliceous-clayey

- ALTITUDE: About 300 metres above sea level

- VINEYARD: Vertical shoot positioning trellised vines and bush-trained vines, with a density of more than 5,000 plants per hectare

- CLIMATE: Mild and wet winters with extremely dry and windy springs and summers with sharp differences in temperature

Harvest

By hand, in the morning, at full maturity, during the first half of September

Winemaking

- VINIFICATION: Further selection of the grapes during the harvesting to obtain approx. 55% of the first pressing must which is left to ferment slowly in small oak casks for about 40 days

- MATURATION; The wine rests on the lees at a controlled temperature until spring

Aging

At least three months in bottle in a temperature controlled environment

Appearance

Straw yellow with slight greenish highlights

Food Pairing

To be served with fish dishes, shellfish and white meat dishes