Cottanera Barbazzale Catarratto, 2020 blanc de blancs in tune with the terroir

in tune with the terroir and mindful of taking a light hand in production

The soil type varies but is principally a mix of clay

she’s releasing a bottle-fermented sparkling wine made with melon de bourgogne

The estate was bought in 1967 by the grandfather and actual owner as country house for the family

Palate continues nose with hints of wild mint laced with ripe dark berries

Cottanera Barbazzale Catarratto, 2020 blanc de blancs in tune with the terroirMelon, yellow flowers, white peach, lime kaffir. Palate is soft lemon curd, saline minerality and delicate flowers on a nectarine finish. Catarratto is the most typical and widely planted white grape variety in Sicily. Aged 3 months on the lees (for texture) in stainless steel. Barbazzale is the name of the contrada, or wine district, in which the grapes are planted in the volcanic soil of Mt. Etna, lending a remarkable minerality to the wine.