$49.00
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Region: Sicily
Grapes: Catarratto
First Glance: Citrus, Sun-drenched, Stonefruit, Fresh
The Wine:
Lucido is made with 100% Catarratto grapes (the white grape more cultivated in Sicily), and exactly with its clone called Catarratto bianco lucido, fresher and more delicate compared to the common variety, that displays the typical bitter aftertaste.
The name “lucido” or “extra-lucido” (shining) comes from the polished appearance of the skins, lacking some pruina, the whitish coating found on the skins that give grapes a velvety touch, modifying the cluster’s appearance.
3,500 vines per hectare originally planted in the first years of 2000 and trained with the single Guyot system. The yields are of 8 tons per hectare, harvested during the second week of September. After the cooling and a careful manual selection, the clusters are gently pressed. The limpid run starts fermenting with wild yeasts, at controlled temperature, in stainless steel tanks, and with a minimum addition of sulphites. 7 months in stainless steel tanks, on its own lees.
Pale straw in colour, the wine opens with an aromatic, almost Mediterranean character with citrus blossom, fresh herbs, and white stone fruit. The palate is dry and focused with a saline, mineral edge and lively acidity that gives the wine real energy and length.
