LEONE D'ALMERITA BIANCO IGT

Grapes: Catarratto (40%), Pinot Bianco (19%), Sauvignon (23%) Traminer Aromatico (14%), Moscato (4%)
Denomination: Terre Siciliane IGT
Vineyards: selection of high hill grapes from 500 to 900 meters above sea level
Yield of grapes per hectare: on average 80 quintals
Fermentation: in stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature: 14/16 ° C
Duration of fermentation: 15 days on average
Malolactic fermentation: not carried out
Aging: 4 months in steel tanks in the presence of yeasts
Alcohol content: 12.5% ​​Vol.
Analytical data of wine: pH 3.36 - AT 5.75 g / l - ZR 2.2 g / l - ET 21.2 g / l

It is the sum of the aromatic power of white grapes grown on high hills, which even reaches 900 meters. At the base there is the great thermal excursion between day and night which gives characteristics of freshness and good acidity. The Lion, also a symbol of the company brand, is mainly composed of Catarratto, unique in Sicily given the altitude, with the addition of a small percentage of other white berried grapes, obtaining a wine of absolute pleasure. The Leone d’Almerita by Tasca d’Almerita is one of those white wines that impress with the aromaticity they are able to offer. Catarratto, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Traminer Aromatico make this Sicilian white wine an explosion of taste: the notes of white peach and grapefruit blend beautifully with green apple and tropical fruits. With Leone d’Almerita we are faced with a really pleasant white wine, easy to drink, soft, rich, intense and exuberant. A wine that is synonymous with great production, that of Tasca d'Almerita, one of the most beautiful and important Sicilian realities in the world of wine. A culture of making that has always distinguished the family of the Tasca Counts, a culture that has always allowed them to make wine an art, their own art.

The Leone d’Almerita from Tasca d’Almerita is able to offer a truly interesting olfactory experience, thanks to the hillside grapes grown between 600 and 900 meters above sea level. Grapes that grow with a strong temperature range between day and night, grapes that from these thermal variations concentrate sugars and favor the development of the typical freshness of this wine. Leone d’Almerita by Tasca d’Almerita: all the aromas and flavors of Sicily in the glass.