Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Grotte Alte 2013

Grotte alte is a territory: the limestone ridges on which Vittoria, Arianna´s hometown stands. But it is also a wine, her Cerasuolo Di Vittoria, the result of Frappato and Nero d’Avola grapes, the summary of her 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

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

Grape variety: Frappato 50%, Nero d'Avola 50%