I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, 'Palmento Caselle' Etna Bianco Superiore DOC, Sicily, Italy, 2020

Overview of the Wine
In Catania in 1435 the “ Maestranza dei Vigneri” was founded . This important association of winemakers, operating on Etna, created the basis for a winemaking profession whose protagonists were the winemakers themselves. After 500 years, I Vigneri is an entity operating on Etna and in eastern Sicily.

The vines are cultivated following Etna traditions, placing respect for the environment and the people who live on the land first. This agricultural approach leads us to use only traditional fungicides such as copper and sulphur for vine cultivation. The training system with which all our vineyards are cultivated is the Etnean sapling. This system, deeply rooted in Etnean viticulture and its native vines, allows us to obtain, thanks to its optimal vegetative-productive structure, the least intervention of external products. The smaller quantity of grapes, which reach an excellent polyphenolic ripeness, produced per vine is compensated by the high density of the sapling vines (8000-10000 vines per ha).

Organic, biodynamic.

Grape / Blend
100% Carricante

Origin
Sicily, Italy

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
The 100% Carricante grape variety of this small plot is the result of a careful massal viticultural selection made by salvo foti in over 20 years of activity. The vineyard was planted entirely with the ancient Etna technique of “magliuoli”: direct production, without grafting on American vines (ungrafted). The vineyard is cultivated by hand using natural products. No biotechnology is used in winemaking. Decanting and bottling are carried out according to the lunar phases. All bottles are numbered and show the number on the main label.

97 Points - James Suckling
This fantastic wine has purity and depth. So much lime and lemon sherbet with some citrus zest and fresh apple blossoms. It’s medium-bodied, linear and mineral with deep fruit and an almost endless finish. Made from organically grown carricante. Ungrafted vines. Drink now or hold.

Product size: 750ml