Growing Conditions

- Territory: Bukkuram district, island of Pantelleria, Sicily – Italy; 200 MSL (about 656 ft), exposure south-west

- Vineyard surface (ha): 4 (about 9 ac)

- Age of the vineyard: 35 to 50 years’ old

- Training: Pantellerian alberello (low bush); 2,500 plants for hectare

- Soil: volcanic, terraced slopes

Harvest

Manual, second week of August and first week of September

- Yield per hectare (hl): 25

Winemaking

50% of the grapes are dried in the sunlight, for a minimum of four weeks, over suitable mats and delimited by thick walls made of volcanic stone. The remaining grapes mature on the plant until September. Once the fermentation has started, the grapes previously dried are added to the base wine and left macerating during about three months, until a balance between
alcohol content and residual sugar is achieved.

Aging

42 months in French oak barrels of 225L and 6 months in stainless steel vats

Food Pairing

At the end of the meal as a dessert wine. Meditation wine with dark
chocolate. Serve at 12-16 °C (54-61 °F)