Macerato 2024 Producer|MalauvaAromatic, burnished amber maceration of Catarratto. A wine that, to us, is so typical of this part of Sicily, and harks back to the style of the ancient Marsala. Sea salted apricot, wild herbs and flowers float out of the glass, preceding chalky minerals, grippy, mouth coating tannins and a resinous pine cone quality, flecked with medicinal sage and clove. There is a creamy richness at play, balancing with the pithy citrus and retaining some super
the 2022 sees a shorter maceration of just 5 days
A combination of Blauer Portugieser and Zweigelt which come from the Mollands region of Kamptal
this is fuller and richer than the 2011 and 2013
it follows that Champagne isn't really an area we specialise in
Clocking in at the right side of £20
an indirect way of stating '100% Cabernet Franc' where it is not permitted to be said
The resulting wines is wonderfully balanced and gives both refreshing
Limonada is all about freshness and zip
before it is footstomped and moved to barrels to ferment and age
The china bark lends the wine tea-like tannins
giving the dusty cherry fruits and unexpected citrus peels an lovely soft edge
to the Sicily of our grandparents"