DONNAFUGATA ANTHILIA 2020

DENOMINATION: Sicilia Doc Bianco
GRAPES: Lucido (synonym of Catarratto), prevalent variety; the blend is completed with other native and international vines.
PRODUCTION AREA: South-western Sicily, Contessa Entellina estate and neighboring territories.
SOILS AND CLIMATE: altitude from 200 to 400 m s.l.m .; hilly orography; clayey soils with sub-alkaline reaction (pH from 7.5 to 7.9) rich in nutrients (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc) and total limestone from 20 to 35%). Mild winters; dry and windy summers with strong temperature variations between day and night.
VINEYARD: espalier training with spurred cordon pruning, leaving from 6 to 10 buds per plant. Density of 4,500 - 6,000 plants / hectare, with yields of 80-90 q.li/ha.
VINTAGE: in Contessa Entellina in the heart of western Sicily, the 2020 vintage was less rainy, with 437 mm of rain compared to the average of 647 mm *. Much of the rainfall occurred in winter and spring, while the summer was quite dry. The careful management of agronomic practices, from pruning to thinning up to the choice of the different harvesting moments, has allowed us to have perfectly healthy and well-ripened grapes, giving life to white wines with good aromatic intensity and excellent acid structure. * The rainfall data they are surveyed by SIAS, Sicilian Agrometeorological Service; we consider the rainfall recorded from 1 October to 30 September of the following year; the average is calculated starting from the 2003 harvest.
HARVEST: the Lucido (Catarratto) - prevalent variety in the blend - was harvested in the first ten days of September.
VINIFICATION: fermentation in steel at a temperature of 14-16 ° C. Aging in tanks for two months and then at least two months in the bottle before being marketed.
ANALYTICAL DATA: alcohol 12.54% vol. - total acidity 5.90 g / l - pH 3.31.

TASTING NOTES: Anthìlia 2020 has a straw yellow color. The nose offers a fresh and fragrant bouquet with notes of white pulp fruit (peach) combined with hints of wildflowers. In the mouth we find the evident fruity note, refreshed by a pleasant sapidity. It amazes at the end with a good persistence.

LONGEVITY: to be enjoyed within 3 years.

FOOD & WINE: perfect with various appetizers, with raw and fried fish, and vegetable flans; also to try with fresh cheese and white meats. Serve it in glasses of medium size and medium height; it can be uncorked at the moment, excellent at 9-11 ° C.

WHEN YOU WANT: coloring your day an original and pleasant way. A little daily luxury. A discovery to share with friends.

DIALOGUE WITH ART: the label is the face of a woman, as mysterious and elusive as the civilization of the Elimi, an ancient people of western Sicily who founded Entella, in the area where the Donnafugata vineyards are today. Anthìlia is the name given in Roman times to the city of Entella on top of the homonymous fortress. Anthìlia today is the name of a wine that identifies with the ancient territory from which it originates. It is the first wine to be conceived at Donnafugata and still remains today in the hearts of many admirers.