2022 Donnafugata Sur Sur – Grillo DOC

$36.00

Variety: Grillo

Producer: Donnafugata

Region: Sicily, Italy

Vintage: 2022

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Description

A fresh and informal Grillo with a youthful spirit, Sur Sur 2022 is characterised by a fragrant bouquet of white fleshed fruit combined with pleasant floral nuances. Brilliant straw yellow, on the nose Sur Sur 2022 offers a fresh bouquet with notes of white fleshed fruit (peach and cantaloupe melon) combined with scents of wildflowers and mint. The fruity notes resurface on the palate with pleasant freshness and smoothness.

TERRAINS & CLIMATE:

Altitude from 200 to 600 m a.m.s.l. (656- 1,312 ft); hilly orography; clay loam soils with a sub-alkaline reaction (pH 7.5 to 7.9) rich in nutritive elements (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc) and total limestone from 20 to 35%. Mild winters with little rainfall. Warm, dry, ventilated summers. Substantial differences between day and night-time temperatures.

VINEYARD:

VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) training with spurred cordon pruning, leaving 6 to 10 buds per plant. Density 4,500 – 6,000 plants/hectare (1,822-2,429 an acre), with yields of 7.5 – 8.5 tons/ha (3.0 – 3.4 tons/acre).

 

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Notes

TASTING NOTES: brilliant straw yellow, on the nose SurSur 2021 offers a fresh bouquet with notes of white fleshed fruit (peach and cantaloupe melon) combined with scents of wildflowers and mint. The fruity notes resurface on the palate with pleasant freshness and smoothness.
AGING POTENTIAL: to be enjoyed within 3 years.
FOOD & WINE: it matches perfectly with seafood appetizers, vegetarian first courses and roast fish. Try also with grilled white meats and fresh goat cheese. Serve in tulip glasses of medium size and height, it can be uncorked at time of serving, excellent at 9–11°C.