QUASALE GRILLO 75 CL

🥂 QUASALE GRILLO D.O.C.

Technical Details

• Grapes: Grillo $100\%$

• Vineyard Altitude: $350/450$ meters above sea level (m.a.s.l.)

• Plant Density: $3,500$ plants/hectare

• Training System: Vertical shoot positioning (Espalier)

• Pruning Type: Guyot

• Yield per Hectare: $85$ quintals (ql)

• Analytical Data: Alcohol $12.85\%$ vol., Total Acidity $6.20\text{ g/l}$, pH $3.19$.

Production Area

• Produced in Western Sicily, on their Casale estates in Buseto Palizzolo, the cradle of agricultural wisdom of the ancient Monte San Giuliano (Erice).

Manufacturing Process

• Harvesting: Manual picking into crates with careful selection of the grapes.

• Selection: Upon arrival at the winery, a further selection of the grapes is carried out before soft pressing.

• Fermentation: Takes place in stainless steel tanks at approximately 14−16∘C.

• Aging: The product ages on its fine lees (sulle fecce fini) for approximately $4$ months before bottling.

Organoleptic Characteristics & Food Pairing

• Colour: Clear and luminous straw yellow.

• Nose: Intense aroma with notes of wisteria, peach and apricot, pink grapefruit, and sage.

• Palate: Well-centered on the palate with concentrated fruit, freshness, and salinity (sapidità). The aftertaste features white-fleshed fruit and citrus notes.

• Summary: A fine and elegant white wine, with an intriguing personality and destined for surprising longevity.

• Food Pairing: Pairs well with vegetable-based dishes and flavourful first courses such as fish couscous.