altogrado pignatello

APPELLATION: Wine from overripe grapes
TERRE SICILIANE Pignatello IGP

GRAPES: 100% pignatello

TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot, Standing bush

SOILS: Medium texture and clay

VINIFICATION: 48-hour maceration on the skins.

MATURATION: Four 225-liter chestnut barrels, filled with the same wine only the first two years, and for the nex 5 years without topping the cask (oxidative style)

TASTING NOTES: Amber in color with copper highlights. The nose presents intense toasted notes of tonka bean and dried fruit. On the palate, dried fruit and spicy notes are balanced by a crisp acidity and a savory character that make it complex and intriguing.