Grotte alte is a territory: the limestone ridges on which Vittoria, my hometown stands. But it is also a wine, my Cerasuolo Di Vittoria, the result of Frappato and Nero d’Avola grapes, the summary of my Sicily. It is a mediterranean wine that preserves the taste of the sea and all the air and the Iblei Mountains thermal excursions. It is harmonious and it has experienced a long ageing. Perhaps it is the most ambitious of my wines. Elegant and proud.
CLASSIFICATION | CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA DOCG |
VARIETY | NERO D’AVOLA 50% FRAPPATO DI VITTORIA 50% |
ALTITUDE | 280 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL |
SOIL | MEDIUM DENSITY. RED SANDS AND CHALK FROM SUB APENNINE LIMESTONE ROCKS |
AGRICOLTURE | ORGANIC, WITHOUT CHEMICAL INTERVENTION |
TRAINING SYSTEM | GUYOT, ALBERELLO |
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES | 40 YEARS |
PLANT DENSITY | 6.000 PLANTS PER HECTAR |
HARVEST PERIOD | FIRST TEN DAYS OF OCTOBER |
FERMENTATION | INDIGENOUS YEASTS ONLY, 30 DAYS OF MACERATION ON THE SKINS |
AGEING | 32 MONTHS IN LARGE 25HL SLAVONIAN OAK BARRELS, 4 MONTHS IN BOTTLE, UNFILTERED |