Grillo "Mozia" 2022 DOC - Tasca d'Almerita

• Grillo "Mozia" 2022 DOC - Tasca d'Almerita

Vintage 2022
Content: 0,75lt.
This story tells about the project of two important families, Tasca d’Almerita and Whitaker who share a great passion: The island of Mothia. The Whitaker Foundation sees Tasca d’Almerita as the only reliable Sicilian partner who can manage a plan of recovery and improvement of the historical vineyards of Mothia. Tasca d’Almerita takes the challenge of producing a Grillo wine in purity. On the island, 5 of the 7 hectares of the Grillo bush-trained vineyards, are productive. Some of them still date back to the old Whitaker estate and other have been planted after many years of experimentation by the Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino (Regional Institute for Vine and Wine) under the supervision of professor Giacomo Tachis, one of the most pre-eminent Italian agronomists. The harvest takes place at dawn, grapes are collected in wooden cases and get immediately transferred to the Regaleali estate, in temperature controlled trucks. At the winery the grapes get pressed and the must is placed in temperature controlled steel tanks for the fermentation and a brief ageing.
Technical Details
Grape: Grillo.
Appellation: Grillo Sicilia I.G.T.
Production Area: San Pantaleo (Mozia) island of Stagnone, total surface 40 h. (100
acres) at a short distance from Marsala (TP).
Training system: Bush.
Pruning system: “Alberello” (bush) “alla Marsalese”.
Vines per Ha: 4,000.
Yield per Ha: 7.0 t.
Fermentation: In stainless steel tanks.
Fermentation temperature: 16/18°C.
Length of the fermentation: 15 days.
Malolactic fermentation: Not developed.
Ageing: 5 months in stainless steel tanks on yeasts.
Alcohol content: 13.5% Vol.
Wine analytical data: pH 3.30 - TA 5.55 g/l - RS 4.20 g/l - TE 24.50 g/l.
Organoleptic Details
Colour: Brilliant light straw yellow.
Bouquet: Complex aroma of fresh fruits and typically Mediterranean floral notes.
Taste: Fresh and persistent sapid and with great structure.