Egesta 2019 - Aldo Viola

Egesta - Aldo Viola

Egesta is a white Mediterranean wine made from 100% Grillo grapes. The grapes from a small vineyard of 2 hectares at 400 m.s.l.m, with a yield of only 50 quintals per hectare, located on the hills of Pietrarossa near Calatafimi. The fermentation takes place spontaneously with the whole grapes not destemmed and the maceration is about a year on the skins. It is bottled by falling without filtration, nor clarification, nor by adding sulfites. Egesta has an intense golden color. On the nose espriem hints of citrus fruits, candied fruit, Mediterranean notes and mineral notes. In the mouth it is sensual, enveloping, slightly tannic with a very long finish. A spill of Grillo grapes in only 1200 bottles.

Service

We taste the Egesta at a temperature around 10/12 ° C. Wine to drink immediately but if left a few years in the cellar can give great satisfaction.

Pairings

Egesta is indicated with white meats, fish in sauces, young cheeses, to try with saffron risotto and mazzancolle.

Cellar: Aldo Viola

The company of Aldo Viola is located near Alcamo in the province of Trapani. Aldo comes from a family that has at least four generations a real passion for wine production. The company has developed according to 3 development hubs; Excellence, tradition and eco-sustainability along with a philosophy that is the typicalization of wines coming exclusively from property grapes, Grillo, Catarratto, Nerello Mascalese, Syrah and Perricone varieties. Aldo cares first and foremost all the processes from vinification to the bottling of the approximately 10000 bottles that each year produces in an artisanal and natural way. Vineyard cultivation techniques have always been organic with some concepts of biodynamics, but only in 2013 has been certified bio. Not all grapes are harvested but only 20% have the privilege to enter Aldo wines, wines that have a strong territorial identity