Variety: Grillo 100%

Alcoholic degree (% Vol): 16.5

Territory: Western Sicily, Contrada Samperi, Marsala (TP)

Vineyard age: over 40 years

Soil: calcareous-sandy of medium mixture, flat

Training system: sapling and Guyot espalier; vines per hectare 3,500

Harvest: by hand in small crates, the last weeks of September

Vinification: Manual selection of grapes, soft pressing, natural sedimentation, traditional fermentation in oak and chestnut barrels at room temperature using indigenous yeasts

Ageing: Ageing in oak and chestnut barrels for at least 15 years on average, with the addition of a percentage of younger wine each year, using the traditional perpetual (or Solera) method

No. of bottles produced: 6,500

First vintage: 1980

Pairings: Not to be segregated at the end of a meal but to be paired with cheeses mature cheeses, braised meats, baked turbot, roe and oysters. Serve at room temperature or chilled, interesting and surprising as an aperitif