On the palate it is quite tannic with a good persistency

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Made from Carricante grapes grown in Contrada Muganazzi in Passopisciaro on the northern slopes of the active volcano Mount Etna in Sicily

she leads with minimal intervention

Cottanera Barbazzale Catarratto, 2020 cherries On the palate it isMelon, yellow flowers, white peach, lime kaffir. Palate is soft lemon curd, saline minerality and delicate flowers on a nectarine finish. Catarratto is the most typical and widely planted white grape variety in Sicily. Aged 3 months on the lees (for texture) in stainless steel. Barbazzale is the name of the contrada, or wine district, in which the grapes are planted in the volcanic soil of Mt. Etna, lending a remarkable minerality to the wine.