12 Filari Catarratto 2021 Case Alte Sicilia Doc Sicilian organic wine

The Catarratto of the Case Alte winery, a rich and pleasant wine, which expresses the potential of the territory in which it is born

The white wine Catarratto 12 Filari with a bright straw yellow color, with greenish nuances, the nose shows complex mineral notes with clear floral nuances, such as orange blossom, chamomile, hay and aromatic herbs. At the sip it is well balanced and fresh, the pleasant freshness is well balanced by the flavor. The marine and fresh citrus sensations are very pleasant.

Obtained from vines placed at about 500 meters above sea level on a sandy-loam soil with a good presence of skeleton. The 12 Filari is obtained from a harvest carried out in the early hours of the sun which are then sent to alcoholic fermentation, after decanting for a day, in steel vats, where the wine also ages for 6 months on the fine lees with weekly battonage.

Excellent aperitif wine, also ideal for pairing with fish and shellfish dishes.

Produced in the province of Palermo, in the Mazara Valley, in Camporeale, a small Sicilian town with a local economy linked to agriculture. Here the Vaccaro family manages the Case Alte farm, in the Macellarotto district, managing the vineyards under organic conditions. For three generations, the Vaccaro family, through careful and scrupulous control of the phases that characterize the production of wine, from the vineyard to bottling, has been producing excellent wines with excellent organoleptic characteristics, which are able to express the characteristics and richness of the Sicilian land.

The name "Case Alte" derives from the fact that the small winery, built in 2010, is located on top of a promontory about 500 meters high, with a sandy loam soil and an island climate.

The current winemaking project involves the development of the entire production chain in the small universe of the Macellaroto district, and aims to maintain a small size, on a human scale, which ensures careful and meticulous control of all stages of the production process, from the vineyard to bottling. The history of Case Alte and the Vaccaro family is a bit of a mirror of today's Sicily; one in which the new generations get involved and face with determination the challenge of producing excellence and communicating their passion, their territory and their culture to the whole world. A love that looks to the future, with particular attention to the issues of sustainability and organic farming, but which does not forget its history and the care that past generations have dedicated to each single bunch of grapes.

VARIETY Catarratto

ALC. VOL. 12.5%

Soils: hilly, clayish and sandy

Altitude: 500 meters above sea level

Ages of vines: 1992

Training system: espalier rearing with Guyot pruning

Viticulture: vineyard conducted according to the principles of biological agriculture with thinning of the bunches in pre-veraison.

No. of vines/hectare: 3.500

Yield/hectare: 8.0 tonnes

Harvesting: manual harvest and grape selection through small case of 8 kg. After harvest grapes are carried rapidly to the cellar.

Fermentation: some hours after harvest grapes are sofftly crushed, after 24 hourse of settling fermentation has done by yeast selection at 15°C.

Aging: 6 months in steel tanks on the fine lees at a temperature 10°C with weekly battonage and 2 months in the bottle before release.

TASTING NOTES 

Colour: straw yellow with bright green reflections.

On the nose: complex mineral notes with light floral notes such as orange blossom, chamomille, hay, aromatic herbs.

On the palate: extremely balanced characterized by a great freshness supported by goog structure and a final pleasantly savory.

Attention: At the moment the shipments of wine and spirits are made ONLY in Italy.