
- Denomination: Etna Bianco DOC
- Variety: Carricante 90%, Catarratto 10%
- Type of soil: volcanic sands
- Altitude: 640 metres above sea level
- Year of planting: 2016
- Production area: north-east side, municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia in contrada Piano Filici
- Training system: espalier trained with spurred cordon
- Density of vines: 5.600
- Yield the hectare: 60 quintals
- Harvest period: first ten days of October
- Crushing: grapes harvested manually in small boxes in the early hours of the morning. Destemmed, cooled and softly pressed
- Alcoholic fermentation: about 20 days at 15°C in stainless steel tanks
- Ageing: 10 months in stainless steel tanks on the fine lees at 10-12° C
- Ageing in bottle: at least 4 months at a constant temperature (18°C)
Organoleptic characteristics
- Colour: bright straw yellow
- Aroma: the nose is fresh and fragrant, pleasant notes of lemongrass alternate with aromatic hints of thyme, sage and catmint, accompanied by a delicate hint of mineral flint
- Taste: a pleasantly savoury entrance reveals its most intimate connection with the territory, leaving space to a lively freshness, with a finish that provides notes of pink grapefruit