GRILLO VIGNA DI MANDRANOVA

From our Grillo vineyards on the Mandranova Estate comes a wine of extraordinary freshness and balance, captivating interpretation of the most famous vine of Sicilian oenology.
A very fresh and aromatic wine, coming from one of the most renowned grape of the island that is perfectly adapted to the Contrada Mandranova’s microclimate. Its tropical and citrusy notes, cleverly enhanced by the work in the vineyard are combined to a long and mineral finish.
straw yellow with bright green reflections.
overwhelming and impactful with its fresh notes of grapefruit, papaya, mango, passion fruit well balanced by the most delicate of white peach and elderflower.
The strong mineral entry, almost salty, evolves into a powerful, long and well-balanced sweet final.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
SOIL COMPOSITION hilly, clay-loam with medium presence of skeleton
ALTITUDE 340 meters above sea level
AGE OF VINES 2009
PRODUCTION AREA Contrada Mandranova in the Camporeale countryside
TRAINING SYSTEM espalier training with Guyot pruning
NO. OF VINES/HECTARE 4.000
YIELD/HECTARE 7.0 tonnes
HARVEST PERIOD second ten days of August with manual harvest and grape selection
CRUSHING the grapes are destemmed and cooled, then softly crushed in absence of oxygen
ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION 15 days, in steel tanks, at low temperature (14-15 °C)
AGEING in steel tanks, 6 months on the fine lees at 10-12 °C
BOTTLE AGEING 2 months at controlled temperature (18 °C)
WINE TYPE white – DOC Sicilia – BIO
GRAPE VARIETY 100% Grillo
ALCOHOL CONTENT 13%  ABV
SERVING TEMPERATURE 10 – 12°C
SUGGESTED GLASS medium size tulip-shaped glass to fully enjoy the bouquet
BEST WITH matchless with risotto with artichokes, with red mullet fillets or swordfish rolls