1 BOTTLE OF 75cl.

Alcohol content: 16%

Classification: Wine.

Variety: 100% Grillo.

Territory: Western Sicily, Contrada Samperi, Marsala (TP).

Vineyard area (ha): 12.

Vineyard age: between 20 and 42 years.

Soil: Medium-textured, calcareous-sandy,

flat. Training system: Bush-trained and

Guyot espalier; 3,500 vines per hectare.

Residual sugars: 6.9 g/l.

Total acidity: 6.90 g/l.

pH: 3.32.

Total SO2: 23 mg/l.

Harvest: Manual, in small crates, in the last

weeks of September.

Yield per hectare (hl): 20 Vinification: Manual selection

of grapes, soft pressing, natural sedimentation,

traditional fermentation in oak and chestnut barrels at

room temperature.

Aging: Aged in oak and chestnut barrels

with the addition of 5% younger wine each year,

using the traditional perpetual method.

Number of bottles produced: 8,600.

First vintage: 1980.

Pairing suggestions: Not to be reserved for the end of a meal, but to

pair with aged cheeses, braised meats, baked turbot,

bottarga, and oysters. At room temperature or

chilled, it is interesting and surprising as an aperitif.