{"title":"CATARRATTO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/GrapeBanner2.jpg?v=1543876090\" alt=\"Healthy organic vines in vineyard\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatarratto is a white wine grape variety grown on the island of Sicily and is mostly used in the production of light, easy-drinking white wines. Despite being grown almost exclusively in Sicily, it is one of Italy's most commonly planted grape varieties, making up around 60 percent of the island's total vineyard area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatarratto is commonly regarded (and widely used) as a lower-quality blending component, or an ingredient in Marsala wines, as well as grape concentrate. It is high-yielding and can be rather neutral-tasting, with low acidity. However, with careful vinification from dedicated producers the variety has shown the capacity to produce interesting wines with juicy texture and crisp lemon flavours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecent DNA testing has suggested that Catarratto is probably a descendent of Garganega, the key white-wine grape variety in northeastern Italy's Soave wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"graci-etna-bianco-sicily-white-wine","title":"Graci Etna Bianco 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Graci Etna Bianco is sourced from a vineyard of 2.5 ha in Contrada Arcurìa, a hamlet of Passopisciaro, north of Mount Etna and at 600 meters above sea level. A blend of Carricante and Catarratto grapes, this Etna Bianco is a beautiful delicate straw yellow in colour. On the nose there are elegant fruity hints of yellow peach and pineapple, accompanied by the typical and pleasant minerality. The palate is rounded by creamy texture, owing to nine months ageing on lees, and the finish displays notes of freshly squeezed lemons, lime cordial and saline minerality. [#intro]A blend of Carricante \u0026amp; Catarratto grapes grown on the slopes of Mt. Etna...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graci","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22026272079930,"sku":"A24GRACIETNABIANCO-1","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/Etna_Bianco.jpg?v=1543528521"},{"product_id":"tasca-catarratto-buonsenso","title":"Tasca Catarratto Buonsenso 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrapes for the Tasca Catarratto Buonsenso are sourced from the Regaleali estate, cultivated up to 900 metres above sea level. The variety brings the harvest season to a close, as it is the grape that ripens latest, even later than the reds. The result is a sublime wine, stripped of the coarse qualities the variety usually has in coastal areas. Elegant, fine, with a perfumed bouquet of pink grapefruit, yellow peach and green tea, in the mouth supported by a fresh acidity that makes it long-lived and tasty on the palate, long and persistent. 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The wine was then aged for at least 8 months in bottle before release. Vigna di Gabri has a straw yellow colour with light green reflections. Classic white peach aromas combine with floral notes of elderflower and wild flowers. The palate reflects the nose, enlivened by a fresh savoury streak. This is a fine and elegant white, with an intriguing personality and surprising longevity. “Vigna di Gabri” takes its name from Gabriella (founder of Donnafugata, with her husband Giacomo), who originally wanted to create the wine as she strongly believed in the full flavoured fragrance of the Ansonica (Inzolia) grape. The label depicts the link between Gabri and her Cru. The introduction of the Burgundy bottle also enhances the preciousness and elegance of this wine which is one of Donnafugata’s most beloved wines. 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