Grillo Guardiani di Aralto DOC White Wine 2018

Grillo Guardiani di Aralto DOC White Wine 2019

An elegant, fresh wine with strong aromatic scents and strong notes of white peach and exotic fruit. The mouth is very balanced, of good intensity and persistence

Classification: Doc Sicilia.

Altitude: 140 m asl.

Climate: Temperate-warm, Mediterranean.

Terrain: Medium textured loamy soil.

Grapes yield/ha: 60 q.li.

Training System: Counter-espalier, guyot pruning.

Age of Vineyards: 25 years.

Plant Density: 4,400 plants/ha.

Harvest: Third and fourth week of August (3 pickings).

Grape Variety: 100% Grillo.

Vinification: the harvest is done manually in small boxes. After de-stemming, the bunches are selected on a sorting table. It follows a prolonged cold maceration on the skins at 6-8 ° C to then start a soft and progressive pressing of the grapes. We continue with a slow thermo-controlled alcoholic fermentation.

Ageing/Refining: The wine refines in steel vats, maintaining all of its organoleptic characteristics before bottling.

Organoleptic Characteristics:  

• Color: Crystalline straw-yellow color.
• Scent: Strong aromatic hints, with strong notes of white peach and exotic fruit.
• Taste: Balanced, intense and persistent.

Alcohol Content: 13,5% vol.

Total Acidity: 5,8g/l.

Serving Temperature: 10-12°C.

Food Pairing: Excellent as an aperitif, it also pairs well with fish crudité, grilled and salt baked fish and vegetables.

Please note: Upon shipment of wine and spirits are carried ONLY in Italy.