SANTAGOSTINO BIANCO D.O.C. SICILIA

Classification: D.O.C. Sicily
Grapes: chardonnay and catarratto
Production area: Trapani countryside - estate baglio sorìa
Type of soil: clayey limestone
Exposure: south - west (from 230 to 250 meters above sea level)
Training system: espalier with spurred cordon / guyot pruning
Plants per hectare: 5,000 / 6,000
Yield per hectare: 5,800 / 6,000 kg
Harvest: manual harvest. Chardonnay 2nd decade of August - catarratto 2nd decade of September
Fermentation temperature: 14 ° -16 ° c
Fermentation period: 20 days
Malolactic fermentation: carried out
Alcoholic degree: 12.90% vol. | ph: 3.31 (average value) | total acidity: 6 g / lt (average value)

Vinification: soft pressing, fermentation at a controlled temperature
Aging: 6 months on noble lees or “sur lie” in stainless steel tanks with daily stirring
Refinement in the bottle: 4 months
First harvest produced: 1991
Vintage production: 110,000 bottles
Format: 75 cl bottle
Serving temperature: 10 ° -12 ° c
Recommended glass: for structured whites and with a slightly closed mouth

Color: intense and lively golden.

Nose: pleasant hints of fresh fruit reminiscent of peach, melon and pineapple strike the olfactory component and leave ample space for essences of white wildflowers, hazelnut and vanilla in a dance of refined delicacy in which the pleasant fragrance of almond.

Palate: gives the mouth calibrated persistence and very pleasant acidity, opening with a composition of aristocratic grace. The richness of its fruits engages the palate and delights the senses, granting great gustatory depth to every single drop.

Characteristics: a wine produced by the happy combination of two vines that symbolize winning and dynamic territoriality, which have the privilege of excelling. It is the interpretation of an interior that does not want to remain hidden and that is expressed through the greatness of an incomparable white.