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2022 Vino di Anna 'Nave' Bianco, Sicily, Italy
$54.99
Organic. 'Bianco Nave' is made from organically grown, hand-harvested grapes from the estate’s highest vineyard, “Vigna Nave” at an altitude of 1100 - 1200ms, on the northwestern side of Mt. Etna, above the village of Maletto. Here the volcanic soils are dark grey in color, sandy and rich in minerals. This 0.4 ha vineyard was planted as an experiment in 2005, 1m x 1m spacing, to bush vines of Carricante, Riesling and Chenin Blanc. (Savagnin was also recently added.) These varieties all express well the site's high minerality and tension. Harvest in 2022 was early, on September 14th, due to the dry, warm growing conditions of the year. The grapes were direct-pressed as whole bunches into a 11hl chestnut barrel, where fermentation was spontaneously conducted by indigenous yeasts, without temperature control. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation. It remained on fine lees for 18 months before being bottled without fining or filtering in April 2024.
Specs
- Country Italy
- Region Sicily
- Style White Wine
- Producer Vino di Anna
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Carricante, Riesling, Chenin Blanc
- Food Pairings Aperitif, Fried Food, Crunchy Greens, Fresh Seafood
- Characteristics Bright and Fresh, Island Wine, Zippy