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Wine: White wine
Taste: Dry
Volume: Medium
Min. alcohol: 10.5%
Storage potential: No saving potential
For this type of wine, the grapes Catarratto and/or Insolia (Ansonica) and/or Grecanico (50-100%) are used. Secondly, local green grapes (0-50%) can also be added.
The wine is more or less an intense, light straw yellow, and green flecks can also be detected. The aroma is inviting and the taste delicate and balanced.
Note:
All white wines in Contea di Sclafani are also produced as Dolce, where the minimum alcohol concentration must be 11%. The color is intense straw yellow, the aroma distinctive and intense, the taste velvety and balanced.
If the grapes are harvested after October 1 in the harvest year, they are lightly dried on the vine. The must is then vinified in wood barrels (for a mandatory 6 month period), and the finished result is indicated by the label designation ”Vendemmia Tardiva” (late harvest).
Vendemmia Tardiva is a dessert wine that color-wise stretches from straw yellow to amber-colored. The aroma is distinctive, intense and persistent, and the taste soft, harmonious and full. The minimum alcohol concentration is 18%.
All white and rosé wines are also available as Spumante, where the second fermentation has taken place either after the Metodo Classico or Metodo Martinotti (Charmat). The minimum alcohol concentration is 11.5%. The wine is enjoyed as an aperitif.
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