Rosso Di Marco de Bartoli Pignatello Terre Siciliane IGP 2019

A territory to be rediscovered: the natives

Three native vines, symbol of tradition, which have always characterized the territory of the province of Trapani: Catarratto (also in the variant “Lucido” and “Extra Lucido”), Grillo and Pignatello.

Abandoned by commercial logic, they are at the center of research, to continue exploring the suggestions and vitality of the past.

Strength, elegance and territory, the peculiarities of these varieties.

How and when the Rosso di Marco.
Notes of ripe fruit (cherries and blackberries) in this low-tannic and easy-drinking wine, to be combined with typical Sicilian cuisine, such as pasta with sardines and dishes based on blue fish, white meats and vegetables. Serve at 14-16 ° C

Pignatello 100%

Denomination: Pignatello Terre Siciliane IGP

Variety: Pignatello 100%

Alcoholic degree (% Vol): 12

Territory: Western Sicily, province of Trapani

Vineyard area (ha): 2 Vineyard age: over 25 years

Soil: clayey-calcareous of medium texture

Training system:

Guyot espalier, 3,500 plants per hectare

Acidity: 5.05 Residual sugars: <1.0 pH: 3.62

Total SO2: 59 mg / l
Harvest: manual, second week of September

Yield per hectare (q): 65

Vinification: Manual selection of the grapes, with maceration in steel tanks, following a traditional procedure of punching down and pumping over at a controlled temperature. Fermentation by indigenous yeasts

Aging: 24 months in 10 hl French oak barrels and 1 month in bottle

No. of bottles produced: 6,000 of 750 ml / 150 of 1,5 l First vintage: 2011

Pairings: notes of ripe fruit (cherries and blackberries) in this wine with delicate tannins and easy to drink, to be paired with typical Sicilian cuisine, such as pasta with sardines and dishes based on blue fish, white meats and vegetables. Serve at 14-16 ° C