Il Musmeci Bianco Contrada Caselle

This vintage has been characterized by a very harsh winter, with prohibitive temperatures, late snows and very frequent rains that lasted almost until Easter. June was characterized by heavy rain and hail that caused some leaf damage and delayed ripening again, which subsequently harmonized with an extremely dry and hot summer with temperatures that exceeded 40 ° C. In October, our old vineyard was carefully selected, eliminating 20% of production and in spite of the climate disharmony we recorded an excellent maturation and acidity from which we expect a great development in elegance and finesse over time, which at the moment is perceived timidly in a wine with a great body, structure and tannins, rich in hints of ink, cinchona, rose hip and ash, with a long evolutionary perspective in front.

Vintage 2017 will go down in history for the singularity of a torrid and extremely dry summer in the whole peninsula. However the Milo district and in particular Contrada Caselle have reported great differences respect to the North side, and even in these extreme conditions Etna has been able to protect the vineyards by mitigating the extraordinary climatic conditions. The summer, did not have the thermal excesses that have been registered a little everywhere and our century-old vineyards have not suffered the consequences of the prohibitive and dry climate. The harvest was very healthy, made by selecting only the oldest bush vines during the first decade of October, with white grapes of good sugar concentration and excellent tartaric acidity, not very malic and an important supply of aromas. Our Contrada Caselle stands out for a dense and vertical acid span, with citrus and candied, smoked and toasted notes, a sapid, iodine, persistent and complex finish stands out.