2024 Lamoresca Catarratto Terre Siciliane IGT Sicily, Italy De Sterlich often from the younger vines

often from the younger vines and always picked earlier than that for Chianti and "Tin" red

spontaneously fermented using indigenous yeasts in underground amphora (called "qveri" in Georgia)

The fruit comes from Scanlon & Virgara vineyards

Élevage in used barrels emphasizes clarity over polish

This is one of those wines that look like nothing but taste like everything

2024 Lamoresca Catarratto Terre Siciliane IGT Sicily, Italy De Sterlich often from the younger vines100% Catarratto (Extra Lucido) on sandy soils harvested at the end of September. 2 days of maceration on the skin in vertical tini, the skin gets manually pressed down 2 times a day, without temperature control or added yeasts. Aging in large truncated conical vat of Slavonian oak. Minimal sulfur additions and no filtering or fining. Limit 2 bottles per customer.