"Prio" Lucido (Cataratto) Sicilia Doc 2019 75 cl Donnafugata

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An autochthonous single variety with marked scents of citrus, Prio 2019 is an intense and fragrant white that brings joy at first sip.

DENOMINATION: Sicilia Doc Lucido

GRAPES: Lucido (synonym for Catarratto)

PRODUCTION ZONE: south-west Sicily, Contessa Entellina estate and neighboring areas.

TERRAINS AND 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).

HARVESTING: The Lucido (Catarratto) for the production of Prio was harvested between the first and the second decade of September.

VINIFICATION: Fermentation: in stainless steel, at a temperature of 14-16°C (57-61° F). Aging in tanks for two months and then at least three months in bottle before release. 

TASTING NOTES: Prio 2019 has a brilliant straw yellow color. The nose offers a fragrant bouquet with marked citrus scents of grapefruit and citron combined with flowery notes of elder. The palate is fresh and perfectly reflects the nose.

AGING POTENTIAL: to be enjoyed within 3 years.

FOOD & WINE: it goes well with hot and cold seafood appetizers, crustaceans and vegetable-based pastas. Serve it in tulip-shaped glasses of medium size and height, it can be uncorked at time of serving, excellent at 9-11°C (48-52° F).

DIALOGUE WITH ART THE LABEL: Joy, happiness, this is the meaning of prio in Sicilian dialect. It is the unexpected and authentic joy of a woman, sitting on a beach at sunset on a day in early summer, sweetly kissed by a butterfly that lands on her face. A lively and sensual label like the Lucido signed Donnafugata.

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