A wine’s finest ingredient is the honesty of the man who produces it.
From “La montagna di fuoco” by Salvo Foti
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Ante
Ante is a wine that is intimately linked to its terroir. It contains, modulated with balance and wisdom, the elegant and deep shades of the area’s most representative white varietals. Intriguing and complex citrus notes with hints of spices are supported by a fine and sharp core strength, volcanic minerality and fresh acidity.
Still a little young, but already full of exciting promises for the foreseeable future – for the Etneans, we know, you always need a bit of patience.
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Appellation
Bianco IGT Sicilia
Vineyard
Sant’Alfio (Eastern Etna)
Grape varietals
Carricante (80%), Minnella, Grecanico
Vines
Bush trained, 8,500 plants per hectare
Age of vineyard
Up to 40 years
Altitude
900 m amsl
Terrain
Sandy, volcanic, very rich in minerals, with subacid reaction.
Vinification
The grapes are harvested manually and selected, brought to the winery in shallow crates, where the whole clusters are soft-crushed. Fermentation in steel tank at 20 °C.
Maturation
In steel tank for circa 12 months.
Refining
After bottling for at least 6 months.
Produced bottles
4,200 (2010 vintage)
Tasting notes
Eye: greenish straw yellow.
Nose: fruity with hints of aniseed.
Palate: dry, harmonic, good structure, rightly acid.
Alcohol
13% by vol.