GRAPE: 100% GRECANICO
SKIN CONTACT: 1 DAY
REGION: SICILY, ITALY
Producer information: Marilina learned all she knows about wine from her father. They grow organically and favor strict minimal intervention and additives in the cellar, with an approach influenced by local natural winemaking master Frank Cornelissen. Almost half of the land is dedicated to polyculture in order to nurture the ecosystem. On the other 35 hectares grow an array of grape varieties.
Vinification method: Cantina Marilina's "Sikelè" is made from 100% organic Grecanico grapes grown in Noto, Sicily, on limestone soil. The grapes undergo a 13-hour maceration on the skins before pressing, and then they are fermented spontaneously in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 6 months in concrete, 3 months in bottle, and is unfiltered, unfined, with minimal addition of sulfites upon bottling.
Tasting notes: light-bodied, honeysuckle , mineral, apricot
Pairing: crudo
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