Sicily, IT
Type, White
Grapes, Catarratto
Alc. 12.5%
Year, 2021
Size, 750ml
Serving: cold (6–11°C)
About: Valdibella is a cooperative project, working with grapes from 10 growers in the Camporeale region. They are all organic at the very least, though the Valdibella ethos pushes all their members towards a biodiverse and regenerative agriculture model, using no tillage in the vines where possible. This also means growing vines alongside olives, almonds, figs, pomegranates, etc, and close to natural areas, woodland, ponds, and fallow hedges thereby creating a more stable and balanced agro-ecosystem.
The grapes were destemmed and fermented on the skins for 10 days in steel tanks. After pressing the wine was returned to tank where it stayed on lees for 7 months prior to bottling. Unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulphites.